Sierra Leone: Interview With Sierra Leone’s Climate Minister – ‘1.5c? We’re Already There’

Jiwoh Abulai, Environment and Climate Change Minister of Sierra Leone talks 30×30, land rights, carbon credits, climate finance, and more.

You’ve recently come out of regional meetings on the so-called 30×30 plan to designate 30% of the world’s lands and oceans as protected areas by 2030. How does Sierra Leone reach this goal?

Sierra Leone is a small country with natural assets that have degraded over time. To achieve the 30×30 goal, we need to set aside some more areas to be protected. We need to…