By Joseph Tumbey /josephtumbey@gmail.com
The UK Ambassador to Liberia, Neil Bradley says Liberia is very special to the world because its forest remains critical to the health of the entire planet given the rich biodiversity it possesses, especially at a time when the world is experiencing deepening climate change global warming as well as diseases outbreak globally.
He said, his country deeply holds Liberians in high esteem for protecting and preserving their forests consistent with the current global quest for conservation, and believes has certainly elevated Liberia’s image high in the eyes of the global community.
Amb. Bradley made was speaking recently during his town hall meetings with chiefs, elders, youth groups, women groups among others of Konia, Ziggida and Vetesu towns respectively all in Zorzor District, Lofa County where he and his Deputy Chief of Mission, Kate Thomson and the joint high level technical teams from the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) Fauna & Flora International (FFI) have gone for a sightseeing tour of the Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area.
“Liberia is so special because of the forest, wildlife, culture and other natural resources it continues to keep”, he emphasized.
According to him, the United Kingdom recently hosted the International Climate Change Conference, whic is the biggest gathering on climate change issues as 140 world leaders were present, including President George Manneh Weah, and President Weah put Liberia’s name to the declaration of the importance of forest and how they use the land and other natural resources wisely to better the lives of people.
The Ambassador maintains that, as the world is facing a climate crisis, they see extreme weather events, diseases outbreak, flooding, erosion and temperature rises that will affect farmers, produce, food, and water.
He stated that, once the deforestation, it’s hard to get it back even though technology has advanced, but the solution to climate change primarily depends on the preservation and conservation of nature including the forest and all its constituent elements.
The British Envoy said, his government’s will unrelenting support the conservation initiatives being carried out by the Liberian government through the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and its collaborating partners.
