Green Environmental Actions is a youth-led environmental organization established by two inspiring young emerging environmentalists, Choice S. Kpukuyou and Alieu J. Pusah. The organization was established with the primary objective to provide youth the space to address pressing environmental issues in Liberia while building their capacities to lead lasting change in the environment.
The organization works in four different thematic areas: ( Environmental Education, Awareness on Plastic Pollution, Mangrove Restoration, and Coastal Restoration).
Their team is currently addressing one of the major environmental issues in Liberia which is the unsustainable use and management of wetlands ecosystems in the country.
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Liberia is blessed with one of the most multi-functional ecosystems on earth, wetlands. Liberia has approximately about 7 wetlands areas some of which are declared as a protected area and are also protected under the Ramsar convention.
These ecosystems play significant roles in stabilizing the country’s shoreline, regulate flooding, supply and filter the country’s underground waters, absorb carbon and serve as a habitat for many aquatic and bird species.
Unfortunately, wetlands in Liberia have been impacted by several humans activities. These include; waste disposal, agricultural activities, deforestation, overfishing and backfilling for infrastructure development. Due to these activities, wetlands in Liberia has lost its full potential to function as an ecosystem.
However, Green Environmental Actions has been working with communities along wetlands areas to ensure they change their practices on wetlands management. Green Environmental Actions has been mostly engaged in providing awareness about wetlands management and conservation to communities along wetland areas. The team of passionate young people also encourage communities and join them to do regular mangrove cleaning up.
Additionally, Green Environmental Actions has worked over the years with communities along wetlands area to restore about 500 species of the red mangrove (Rhizophora Mangle) in degraded wetlands area in the Mesurado wetlands as a way to restore it to its natural state and enhance its function.
