"This draft environmental report is the result of an eight week review of information available in the United States on the natural resources and environment of The Gambia. This is the first step in the process of developing an environmental profile for the use by the U.S. Agency for International Development and government officials of The Gambia. The next step in this process should be a field study to evaluate the information in this draft, obtain additional information, define issues, problems, and priorities, and provide direction for future efforts in the management, conservation and rehabilitation of environmental resources in The Gambia" -- Taken from Introduction [page 1].