Today, our CEO participated in the Forestry Sector Dialogue with environmental and Natural Resource Management Partners at the SCNL.
He spoke on key issues around harnessing climate finance and tourism synergies in Liberia. Key issues he emphasised included:
1. Limited Access to Climate Finance
2. Climate Vulnerabilities Threatening Tourism Assets
3. Tourism Sector Development Challenges
4. Community Involvement and Benefit-Sharing
5. Coordination Between Sectors
6. Perception and Marketing Barriers
He summarised that:
Harnessing climate finance and tourism synergies in Liberia requires
- strengthening institutional frameworks,
- improving access to climate funding,
- building climate-resilient infrastructure,
- enhancing policy integration,
- empowering local communities, and addressing tourism development barriers so that natural heritage can be sustainably protected and monetized for economic growth.
To answer how can the Carbon Market Authority of Liberia and The Liberia National Tourism Authority play a meaningful role in this process?
1. Carbon Market Authority of Liberia (CMA): Making Nature Bankable
2. Liberia National Tourism Authority (LNTA): Turning Carbon Assets into Destinations:
3. The Power Move: CMA–LNTA Joint Action
