Planning Green Futures Ltd

Planning Green Futures Ltd is a multi-disciplinary consultancy offering a wide range of skills and services in environmental assessment, natural resources planning, governance and institutional reform and social and community welfare enhancement. The Practice was initially formed in 2009 and was formally constituted as a registered company in the United Kingdom in 2016, although its activities are world-wide.

Planning Green Futures Ltd is a new style of planning practice, since its main objective is to build environmental capacity by training local professionals in Africa, although it also works in Europe and Asia. Its primary role is to assist Government Ministries and Agencies, District Councils, Civil Society and International Partners to introduce state of the art policies, plans and programmes for improving livelihoods and reducing poverty. All projects are designed to ensure environmental enhancement, sustainable use of natural resources and self-help within local communities.

While the primary focus lies in providing services to the public sector, PGF Ltd also supports investors and development companies that have adopted a positive commitment towards sustainable development.

PGF Ltd guards its objectivity and independence carefully. It will only take on assignments that are in the National Interest of countries in which it works.

Planning Green Futures Ltd’s International Director is Peter Jon Nelson. He is an international planner and environmental scientist. Peter has worked extensively in West Africa since 2002.

Sierra Leone Affiliate Company

In August 2012 an affiliated company was established in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It is managed by Ranita Adama Sandi-Koroma, a Postgraduate of the University of Sierra Leone (Fourah Bay) with wide experience in social and environmental impact assessment, fisheries, land use and community and gender issues.

Current and Recent Projects

• Designing a Climate Change adaptation programme for rural water and sanitation improvements in five districts for the African Development Bank and Ministries of Water Resources, Health and Sanitation;
• Undertaking the design and environmental assessment of a new waste recycling and composting site for Bo City Council (promoted by Welthungerhilfe, the Council and UK Aid);
• Developing the National Ecotourism Policy for the National Tourist Board and Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs;
• Assessing the development of an new fibreoptics internet networkfor Airtel;
• Conducting a Gender Assessment on Sierra Leone National Policies, Acts and Laws for World Vision;
• Collaborating with "IslandAid", a volunteer organisation of national communities, to develop livelihood programmes for islands affected by poverty, lack of resources, isolation and sea level rise.