Sierra Leone's Biodiversity
and the Civil War

A Case Study Prepared for the Biodiversity Support Program

Introduction

Biodiversity Resource Endowment and Conservation

The Armed Conflict -- Underlying Causes

Impacts on Biodiversity

Summary

Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

Publication Credits

Author: Chris B. Squire

Publication Services: Grammarians, Inc.

Publication Manager: Kate Sullivan

Copyediting/Production Editing: Grammarians, Inc.

Cover Photo: Martin Leuders

Cover Design: Steve Hall

BSP Armed Conflict and the Environmental Project Director: James Shambaugh

BSP Director of Communications: Sheila Donoghue

Director of BSP’s Africa and Madagascar Program and BSP Executive Director: Judy Oglethorpe

Please cite this publication as: Chris B. Squire. 2001. Sierra Leone's Biodiversity
and the Civil War. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.

This is one of seven BSP case studies undertaken as research for BSP's Armed Conflict and the Environment (ACE) Project. The other six case studies can be viewed on BSP's website at www.BSPonline.org

This publication was made possible through support provided to BSP by USAID's Bureau for Africa, Office of Sustainable Development, under the terms of Cooperative Agreement Number AOT-A-00-99-00228-00. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID.

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