Meanwhile in separate remarks, the partners, including USAID, UK, EU, Fauna and FIora International (FFI), Wild Chimpanzee Foundation, the Society for the Conservation of Nature in Liberia (SCNL) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) HSI, LCRP, WCF, SCNL, WABiLED, LiWiSa among others have promised to invest in the forest sector but called for robust actions against wanton violators who are bent on illegally destroying the forest and biodiversity. He continued: “The day is an opportunity for pangolins and the communities to join hands in raising awareness about these unique mammals.” He added: “Pangolins are a highly prized commodity often illegally trafficked and killed for its scale by organized crime network.”
The keynote speaker then urged all partners to join the government through the Forestry Development Authority in combating those illegal activities that tend to undermine efforts being exerted to preserve the forest and biodiversity. He raised alarm against the possible danger to the survival of the forest when Pangolins and other wildlife are left unprotected only to get extinct through unwarranted means including trading, killing, hunting and trafficking, something he said obviously undermines the existence of mankind.
Gbeintor used the occasion to reiterate FDA’s unrelenting collaboration with its partners at all times to ensure that Liberia’s forest and wildlife treasures are environmentally safe and preserved to benefit present and succeeding generations. Mike Doryen, as keynote speaker, the Wildlife Consultant to FDA, Edward Gbeintor acknowledged the sustained collaboration that exists between FDA and its national and international partners and called for further increased collaborative efforts at a time when illegal activities against the health of the forest and protected animals were on the increase. As a prelude, the groups began parading from the Joe Bar, ELWA to the Paynesville City Park where the outdoor event took place. Labeled as colorful and yet another successful occasion, the third celebration of Pangolin Day held at the Paynesville City Hall Community Park in Monrovia was graced by a number of key government officials, representatives of foreign missions, civil society groupings, students, cultural groups, market women group, among many others. The celebration was in consistent with the global protocol that calls for all nations to raise maximum awareness on the environmental importance of Pangolins and their role in protecting the forest and biodiversity. MONROVIA - The government of Liberia (GoL) through the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and its national and international collaborating partners working in the forest sector of the country on Saturday February 19, held an elaborate program marking World Pangolin Day. Mike Doryen, used the occasion to reiterate FDA’s unrelenting collaboration with its partners at all times to ensure that Liberia’s forest and wildlife treasures are environmentally safe and preserved to benefit present and succeeding generations Gbeintor, who proxy for FDA Managing Director, C.
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