EFA was founded in 1992 and started implementation in Sierra Leone 1993 where it is presently headquartered. During the height of the war years in Sierra Leone, the organisation was established in Liberia in 1997, and has since then, maintained a country program there.
Vision - EFA works for environmental sustainability, poverty reduction and people empowerment.
Mission - EFA's mission is to conserve and protect the richly bio-diverse and threatened ecosystems of West Africa, to restore degraded environments, empower local communities and contribute to poverty reduction through environmental education, advocacy, provision of access to renewable energy, promotion of ecotourism development, sustainable environmental and natural resource management.