EFA has identified as its primary objective, collaboration with the appropriate government agencies, local environmental groups, international development and relief organizations, business enterprises and local communities, to encourage the development of National Environmental Action Plans. Such plan, it is envisaged, will provide a holistic approach to addressing environmental concerns.

The Liberia Program is run by a core team of 2 expatriates (who also cover the Sierra Leonean Program) and 4 national staff, with the help of over 100 volunteers. The volunteers have received introductory training to conduct environmental awareness exercises in schools and communities. The program focuses on raising awareness of environmental issues at village community level and in schools, setting up tree nurseries and promoting energy saving initiatives through the projects:

	Campaign for environmental awareness, education and positive action in Liberia A nation wide environmental awareness campaign focusing especially on schools and communities in Monrovia and environs and an agroforestry initiative in Ganta, Nimba County. The project is funded by NC-IUCN/Tropical Rainforest Program.
	Environmental education, community agroforestry and energy saving scheme A pilot scheme, sponsored mainly by UNHCR under the Liberian Children's Initiative, is targeting returning refugees from Guinea, Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone in 6 communities in Nimba County.
	Refugee Environmental Action Programme An environmental awareness and action program targeting refugees from Sierra Leone in refugee camps in and around Monrovia, Liberia.

In Sierra Leone, ENFOSAL has been working during the last two years with very small means to maintain some of the programs disrupted by the coup of 25 May 1997. From June 1999, the Sierra Leone program will be revived with funding from NC-IUCN/TRP.

Freetown School and Community Environmental Awareness and Action Program A 2-year environmental awareness and action program targeting schools in Freetown and village communities along the Freetown peninsula.

Work will start to re-establish ENFOSAL's office, work force and programs. The practical aspects of the project will start immediately with the participation of PAGE (Peninsula Action Group for Environment) ­ an action group set-up with help from ENFOSAL in March 1997.