The Gola Rainforest National Park was established to better protect the 70,000-hectare park, the 70,000-hectare buffer zone, and the millions of tons of carbon that are locked within Gola’s trees and the earth below it. Gola’s previous Forest Reserve status allowed for small-scale logging operations, industrial and artisanal mining, and agricultural activities, and these activities caused rapid deforestation and degradation. This project enables local stakeholders (government, communities, and national NGOs) to manage this entire landscape sustainably, to benefit both local communities and wildlife. All the project’s efforts, from National Park Forest Guard employment opportunities to the establishment of a cocoa farmer’s co-operative, contribute to the rebuilding of lives after a decade of civil war and the recent Ebola outbreak.
Founded in 2005, Verra is a global leader helping tackle the world’s most intractable environmental and social challenges by developing and managing standards that help the private sector, countries, and civil society achieve ambitious sustainable development and climate action goals. Verra’s global standards and frameworks serve as linchpins for channeling finance towards high-impact activities that tackle some of the most pressing environmental issues of our day.
Economic growth that must be inclusive to provide sustainable jobs and promote equality.
There needs to be a future in which cities provide opportunities for all, with access to basic services, energy, housing, transportation and more.
Climate change is a global challenge that affects everyone, everywhere.
Careful management of our global supply of water is a key feature of a sustainable future.
Sustainably managing forests, combating desertification, halting and reversing land degradation, and halting biodiversity loss.
Good health and well-being, ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages is essential to sustainable development.
Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to improving people’s lives and sustainable development.
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs.
