Conservation of the Gola Forest Landscape Overall, the desired long-term impact is that the forest ecosystems of the Gola Forest Landscape are conserved. It is assumed that, for this to happen, the landscape must be effectively managed. Furthermore, the best chance for effective management is by a cross-border partnership of government, civil society and forest/forest edge communities  if any one of these partners is not present, an important component of effective management will be missed. To effectively manage the landscape, we assume that both the protected areas (Outcome 2) and the community forests outside the protected areas (Outcome 3) must be well managed and that this must all be tied together through an integrated set of land use plans that collectively cover the landscape (Outcome 1) and effective transboundary governance structures (incorporated in Outcome 2). All of this is underpinned and made more effective by sharing lessons learned with stakeholders in other forest and transboundary landscapes in West Africa and beyond (Outcome 4).