Aiah R. Lebbie

Drivers and Impacts of Forest Loss in Forest-edge Communities: Evidence from Southern and Eastern Sierra Leone

Alpha Sesay, Victor T. S. Kabba, Aiah R. Lebbie & Richard A. Wadsworth · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2026

Background: Forest loss poses substantial environmental and livelihood challenges, particularly for forest-edge communities that depend heavily on forest resources for food, income, energy, and other essential needs. In Sierra Leone, although forest loss and its associated driver...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2026/v45i104775

Quantifying Forest Cover Change at District and Forest Reserve Levels in Southern and Eastern Sierra Leone Using Landsat Data

Alpha Sesay, Victor T. S. Kabba, Lamin R. Mansaray, Patrick Moseray, Aiah R. Lebbie & Richard A. Wadsworth · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2026

Aim: In Sierra Leone, the paucity of data on forest cover distribution and degradation limits the design and implementation of forest protection measures and the evaluation of the effectiveness of such measures. In view of the above, this study presents the first comparative anal...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i111143