Sierra Leone's Tiwai Island Becomes Country's First UNESCO Site Firstpost Africa
Sierra Leone's Tiwai Island Becomes Country's First UNESCO Site | Firstpost Africa | N18G
Sierra Leone's Tiwai Island, once scarred by civil war, has become the country's first UNESCO World Heritage site, thanks to the tireless 25-year efforts of activist Tommy Garnett. This lush forest is a haven for an extraordinary concentration of primates, including endangered chimpanzees, along with rare pygmy hippos and African forest elephants. Garnett, founder of the Environmental Foundation for Africa (EFA), began his work in the early 2000s, dedicating decades to restoring Tiwai despite civil war, pandemics, deforestation, and poaching. His approach involved convincing local communities to adopt sustainable practices, with tourism revenue now providing jobs and agricultural assistance to them.
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