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The GolaMA Project is a partnership between forest communities, the Government of Liberia and the international conservation community to conserve and manage the Gola Forest that lies outside of protected areas. The forest where the GolaMA Project is working covers about 400 km2 of the Gola Forest and forms a corridor linking Gola National Park and the Foya Proposed Protected Area, as well the Gola Rainforest National Park in Sierra Leone. The project is implemented by The Society for Conservation of Nature in Liberia (SCNL) in collaboration with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) (EEAS 2018). The focus of the project is to support two clans to establish community-managed forests in partnership with the Government of Liberia, which are to be managed so that forest resources are conserved. The project activities span livelihood support work such as training in bee-keeping, training for improving the yields of cocoa production, and using swamp-cultivation methods.  It has also established a small-loans schemes. Participation in livelihood support activities are linked to conservation-friendly behaviour, with a focus on reducing hunting of vulnerable wildlife. Ongoing work on the community forests' management plans will introduce community regulations on hunting and land use to preserve areas for conservation.

The GolaMA Project is a partnership between forest communities, the Government of Liberia and the international conservation community to conserve and manage the Gola Forest that lies outside of protected areas. The forest where the GolaMA Project is working covers about 400 km2 of the Gola Forest and forms a corridor linking Gola National Park and the Foya Proposed Protected Area, as well the Gola Rainforest National Park in Sierra Leone. The project is implemented by The Society for Conservation of Nature in Liberia (SCNL) in collaboration with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) (EEAS 2018). The focus of the project is to support two clans to establish community-managed forests in partnership with the Government of Liberia, which are to be managed so that forest resources are conserved. The project activities span livelihood support work such as training in bee-keeping, training for improving the yields of cocoa production, and using swamp-cultivation methods.  It has also established a small-loans schemes. Participation in livelihood support activities are linked to conservation-friendly behaviour, with a focus on reducing hunting of vulnerable wildlife. Ongoing work on the community forests' management plans will introduce community regulations on hunting and land use to preserve areas for conservation.

'''Table 4. Conservation activities in Foya Proposed Protected Area'''

'''Table 4. Conservation activities in Foya Proposed Protected Area'''

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|2. Agriculture & aquaculture

|2. Agriculture & aquaculture

|2.11 Farm more intensively and effectively in selected areas and spare more natural land  

|2.11. Farm more intensively and effectively in selected areas and spare more natural land  

|GolaMA project: farmer field school training for cocoa farmers, and swamp cultivation demonstration sites have been taking place from 2017-2019

|GolaMA project: farmer field school training for cocoa farmers, and swamp cultivation demonstration sites have been taking place from 2017-2019

|Since 2017

|Since 2017

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|5. Biological resource use

|5. Biological resource use

|5.17 Provide sustainable alternative livelihoods; establish fish- or domestic meat farms

|5.17. Provide sustainable alternative livelihoods; establish fish- or domestic meat farms

|GolaMA project: fish ponds established, bee-keeping training

|GolaMA project: fish ponds established, bee-keeping training

|Since 2014

|Since 2014

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|10. Education & Awareness  

|10. Education & Awareness  

|10.1 Educate local communities about primates and sustainable use

|10.1. Educate local communities about primates and sustainable use

|GolaMA project: adult literacy classes, awareness raising efforts included several conservation-themed workshops

|GolaMA project: adult literacy classes, awareness raising efforts included several conservation-themed workshops

|Since 2016

|Since 2016

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|13. Livelihood; Economic & Other Incentives  

|13. Livelihood; Economic & Other Incentives  

|13.1 Provide monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g. REDD, employment)  

|13.1. Provide monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g. REDD, employment)  

|GolaMA project: groups / individuals must formally agree to refrain from commercial hunting / trading of bushmeat to qualify for small-loans scheme (participants sign MOUs)

|GolaMA project: groups / individuals must formally agree to refrain from commercial hunting / trading of bushmeat to qualify for small-loans scheme (participants sign MOUs)

|Since 2016

|Since 2016

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|13.2 Provide non-monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g. better education, infrastructure development)

|13.2. Provide non-monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g. better education, infrastructure development)

|GolaMA project: groups / individuals must formally agree to refrain from commercial hunting / trading of bushmeat to qualify as participants in training programmes (articipants sign MOUs)

|GolaMA project: groups / individuals must formally agree to refrain from commercial hunting / trading of bushmeat to qualify as participants in training programmes (articipants sign MOUs)

|Since 2016

|Since 2016