TITLE:
Sustainable Wetland Management Using the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework as a Guide in the Sierra Leone Case
AUTHORS:
Changming Yang, Aloysious Kingsley Suleiman, Yi Lang
KEYWORDS:
Kunming-Montreal, Wetland Management, Urbanization, Biodiversity, Aberdeen Creek
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection,
Vol.12 No.3,
March
12,
2024
ABSTRACT: The Sustainable Wetland Management adopted for this study
depicts that, the identification of drivers and impacts is needed first, in
other to get a clearer roadmap, after which the Kunming-Montreal Global
Biodiversity Framework would come into play to serve as a pathway for
Sustainability. The study evaluates how Sierra Leone might implement the
Framework’s proposed strategies in National Wetland
Management. As a result, the research tried to thoroughly examine the factors
that contribute to wetland degradation as well as the effects they have on the
people who live nearby. The purposive sampling method was used to administer
385 structured questionnaires to inhabitants. The data was then processed in an
Excel spreadsheet. Microsoft Publisher was used to draw the framework and a
descriptive analysis was done. Results indicated that; the majority of the
inhabitants of Aberdeen Creek are traders/self-employed, furthermore, the
majority chose the place because it’s less expensive and nearer to the
workplace, settlement expansion and pollution are the two most common degrading
activities, while flooding and health-related issues are some of the
consequences, and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework is
regarded to be a perfect tool for wetland management. It was concluded that to
accomplish the objectives in the framework, it is necessary to have both
political and social will. Satellite data and water quality research are
further needed to validate the report.