Cities for Biodiversity (C4B) Deep-Dive Learning
Cities for Biodiversity (C4B) Deep-Dive Learning
Participating Cities Basic Information
Country: Sierra Leone C4B Cities: Freetown, Waterloo and Bo
Sierra Leone is globally recognized as a biodiversity hotspot being part of the Upper Guinea
Rainforest. There are rich indigenous flora and fauna including important endemic species
and internationally rare and threatened species. Sierra Leone is the eighth in the world in
terms of plant species diversity and fifteenth in terms of plant species endemism (STEWARD,
2011). Sierra Leone hosts a significant population of West African chimpanzees, populations
of the extremely rare pygmy hippopotamus, and a large variety of rare native and migratory
birds.
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic
Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major
urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and political centre. Freetown has an area of
81.8Km² with a population of about 1.2M inhabitants. Freetown has the green reserved areas
on it hill sides and host the Tacogama chimpanzee sanctuary and the Sierra Leone River
Estuary (Ramsar site).
Waterloo is the capital of the Western Area Rural District, which is one of the sixteen districts
of Sierra Leone. Waterloo is located about 20km east of Freetown. Waterloo has a population
of 156,000 inhabitants, It hosts the Western Area Peninsula Forest
Bo is the second largest city in Sierra Leone. Bo is the capital and administrative center of Bo
District and regional headquarter of the Southern Region. The city of Bo has an estimated
population of 306,000. The Kangari Hills Forest Reserve is found at the outskirts of the city.
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