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Villagers protect Ghanaian wetlands
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Villagers protect Ghanaian wetlands
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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In order to protect the mangrove forest in the Sakumono Lagoon the Ghanaian Wildlife Society, an NGO, has developed concerted plans and activities with local communities. In exchange for improvements in their village s infrastructure and support for their salt extraction, villagers have agreed to stop hunting rare birds. The Wildlife Society considers it crucial to combine nature conservation with profitable rural livelihood strategies for the local community. Without this, the community may react with hostility to any conservation effort imposed from outside and continue to deplete finite natural resources of fish, shrimps, game and wood. The NGO has developed its approach as part of the Amanzuri project which is funded by the Dutch government in the Amanzuri region covering Ghana s largest mangrove system. In this area villagers were willing to stop hunting and to co-operate in conservation activities provided their access to the sea in the dry season was improved. In addition, eco-tourism activities are being developed. [caption to illustration] If unprotected, mangroves will be converted to rice fields and shrimp farms Ghana Wildlife Society PO Box 13252, Accra, Ghana Fax: + 233 21 66 35 00 Email: wildsoc@ighmail.com Email: goboakye@wildlifesociety.org.gh In order to protect the mangrove forest in the Sakumono Lagoon the Ghanaian Wildlife Society, an NGO, has developed concerted plans and activities with local communities. In exchange for improvements in their village s infrastructure and support... |
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2014-10-16T09:05:57Z
2014-10-16T09:05:57Z 2001 |
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News Item
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CTA. 2001. Villagers protect Ghanaian wetlands. Spore 94. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
1011-0054 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/46240 |
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en
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Spore;94
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CTA
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Spore
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