To achieve these goals, Blama however noted that it requires the collective effort and the willpower by decision makers. “The bottom line is that none of what we are working toward is not beyond our capacity. “Most importantly, this conference will demonstrate a strategy for aligning national, regional, and local priorities related to sustainable use of ocean resources. “We need to find and scale alternatives that are currently unavailable to 70 percent of Liberia’s population living along this coastline. It will determine the health of costal ecosystems and thus its fisheries, the Blue Economy, and its prosperity.”

Source: Front Page Africa March 21, 2019 00:45 UTC