IMET for conserved areas tool trialled in community forests around Gola national park, Sierra Leone
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Images to illustrate article on the development of the IMET for conserved areas tool, which was trialled in community forests around the periphery of Gola Rainforest National Park, Sierra Leone, one of the landscapes of the PAPFor programme, which teamed up with the JRC and BIOPAMA to develop the tool.
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A community meeting at Gaura village, Sierra Leone, which manages the Gayeiyei community forest 
A view into the forest canopy in Gola Rainforest, Sierra Leone. The forest serves as a vital watershed for the surrounding communities, who manage community forests around the perimeter of the national park. 
Participants at a training workshop in using the IMET for conserved areas tool, held in Monrovia, Liberia in September 2023. 
A screenshot from the IMET conserved areas software 
Described as 'bizarre' and definitely rare, the ground-feeding white-necked picathartes (Picathartes gymnocephalus) nests in overhanging rocky outcrops in Gola Rainforest National Park, Sierra Leone. The species is a key biodiversity asset of the region's forests.
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