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The National Protected Area Authority (NPAA) has continued its demolition exercise at Aberdeen Creek, with an excavator now deployed to support the ongoing operation aimed at securing and protecting the environmentally sensitive area.
The operation, which has entered its third day, forms part of efforts by the NPAA to remove structures and activities considered harmful to the integrity of Aberdeen Creek, which forms part of the Sierra Leone River Estuary and is recognised as a Ramsar site because of its ecological importance.
Furthermore, the exercise is being conducted with the support of personnel from the Military and the Sierra Leone Police (SLP), alongside Rangers from the NPAA who are working on the ground to facilitate the operation.
Deputy Executive Director of the NPAA, Dwight Z. K. Sheriff, used the occasion to renew his appeal for additional logistical support for the Authority. He emphasised that the provision of more equipment, vehicles and other essential resources would strengthen the NPAA’s capacity to effectively carry out its mandate of protecting Aberdeen Creek and other protected areas across the country.
The deployment of the excavator is expected to enhance the efficiency of the demolition exercise and support the NPAA’s efforts to restore and safeguard the creek and its surrounding wetland ecosystem.
As the operation progresses, the Authority continues to call for stronger institutional and governmental support to preserve the country’s protected areas for present and future generations.
Finally, according to the NPAA, the continued collaboration among government institutions, security forces, community stakeholders and the media is essential to ensuring the sustainable protection of Aberdeen Creek.
