There are 319 projects that match your search.
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Ghana
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Multifocal Area
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2000
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32,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/00/041 |
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The Kayoro community is situated on the Ghana-Burkina Faso border, and is one of the fringe communities bordering a network of Government Forest Reserves (FRs) namely Chasi FR, Chiana Hills FR, Sissilli North FR, Sissilli Central FR and Pudo Hills ( ... )
l in Ghana and the Nazinga Game Ranch in south-central Burkina Faso. Running through Nazinga and southward through the network of FRs is the Sissilli River, which joins the Kulpawn River that runs through the Mole National Park ? Ghana?s premier Wildlife Park. This network of rivers and fragmented forest reserves form a natural corridor ? the Sissilli River Biodiversity Corridor ? for the
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Ghana
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2000
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12,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/00/043 |
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Jatropha curcas is a drought resistant plant that grows everywhere in Ghana. The nut has a high content of oil which is being piloted as a bio-fuel for rural industries. The project cultivated the jatropha plant and has designed and constructed ( ... )
extraction presses. The oil that will be produced will be used to power small diesel engines such as grinding mills and also used directly in specially designed lamps. The jatropha oil is far less polluting than diesel and kerosene since it burns with little
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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1998
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6,520.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GHA/98/034 |
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The Red Volta River and the forest reserves bordering it serve as the main corridor for the movement of wildlife, particularly elephants, between Ghana and Burkina Faso. Unfortunately, because these forest reserves are degraded, they are unable to ( ... )
t the herds of elephants that lately come out of the reserve and raid the farms of the fringe communities leading to human-elephant conflicts and the killing of the elephants. This study assessed the population size and distribution of the elephants along the river in particular and the Northeastern corner of Ghana in general. It also mapped out the high risk areas for better management of the
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Ghana
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Multifocal Area
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1998
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20,965.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GHA/98/026 |
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The Gushiegu-Karaga District of the Northern Region of Ghana is of guinea savannah vegetation and suffers severe bushfires that affect biodiversity in the protected areas of the district. The NGO was piloting the reduction of bushfires by addressing ( ... )
the major problems/activities that lead to communities starting the fires. The identified problems are: (i) extensive burning of dry grass and foliage at the onset of the dry season to force early sprouting of fresh green foliage for livestock. (The underlying assumption is that ruminants will not eat dry foliage); (ii) hunting of wild honey using fire in the dry season that accidentally lead to
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Ghana
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Multifocal Area
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1998
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49,840.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GHA/98/037 |
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Conservation of medicinal plants is of national and international importance as over 60 % of Ghana?s population depend s on these resources and many western allotrophic drugs are also derived from them. Unfortunately, these resources are under ( ... )
s threat particularly in the savanna zones, which experience bushfires, excessive grazing of livestock, conversion of wild ecosystems into farmlands and increases in human habitation.The Centre has 259.2 Ha of land whish forms part of the Chipa Tributary Forest Reserve. Since acquiring the land in the mid 1980s, the Centre had cultivated only 20.25 Ha. With SGP assistance, the Centre worked with
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Ghana
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Multifocal Area
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1998
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20,012.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GHA/98/023 |
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The Morago and White Volta Rivers occur in the Bawku East District and the northeastern corner of Ghana, which is an arid/semi-arid area. These rivers are bordered by Government designated forest reserves and hence are protected areas. The forest ( ... )
part of an international biodiversity corridor for the movement of wildlife, particularly the African Elephants, Lexodonta africana between Burkina Faso, Ghana and northern Togo. The northeast corner of Ghana has experienced perennial crop raiding by elephants leading to human-elephant conflicts in which elephants have been killed in the past. GEF/SGP identified the basis of the problem as
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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1998
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42,436.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GHA/98/033 |
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The River Ponpon and the Falls that occur along its length including the Boti Falls occur in the Dry Semi- deciduous forest zone in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The river takes its source from the Kwahu Southern Scarp Forest Reserve. Owning to ( ... )
deforestation and degradation of this reserve and the off reserve forests of the area, most indigenous biodiversity and the River Ponpon are under severe threat. The Boti Falls, one of Ghana?s popular ecotourism sites, no longer flow year round because of deforestation and farming the banks of the Ponpon River.The NGO is working with communities along the river to desist from farming too close
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Ghana
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Multifocal Area
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1998
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34,721.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GHA/98/025 |
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The West Mamprusi District is bordered by the White Volta River on its northern side. The river together with the Red Volta and the Morago Rivers to the north and east respectively of the district are all bordered by government gazetted forest ( ... )
es which serves as international corridors for the movement of biodiversity, particularly elephants, between Burkina Faso, Ghana and northern Togo. The White Volta River also flows westwards and is joined by the Kulpaum River, which runs along the northern border of Ghana?s largest wildlife park ? the Mole National Park. The protection of these riverine forests will reduce the trend of habitat
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Ghana
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Multifocal Area
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1998
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29,249.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GHA/98/024 |
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The East Mamprusi District borders the White Volta River and Morago River to the north. Both rivers are bordered by Government gazetted forest reserves and have been identified by GEF/SGP as an international corridor for the movement of ( ... )
ersity, particularly the African Elephants, Loxodonta africana, between Burkina Faso, Ghana and northern Togo. Because of degradation of these protected areas by fringe communities, the forests yield less food and elephants now come out of the forests more than before to raid farmers? crops leading to human-elephant conflicts. The NGO worked with 10 fringe communities, particularly the
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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1998
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5,726.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GHA/98/030 |
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Nyagbo-Konda and Gagbefe are situated in the middle dry deciduous forest zone of Ghana and in a hilly area, which is part of the Ghana-Togo Highlands ? a priority biodiversity area as identified by Conservation International. No protected area as ( ... )
as bee gazetted in the area. The project was to develop a conservation programme for the off reserve and develop a rational use for the natural resources in there including sustainable landuse and ecosystem exploitation. The project was also to improve the livelihood of the people through ecologically sustainable agriculture, bee keeping,
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Ghana
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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8,573.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GHA/98/032 |
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The southern Volta Region is typically coastal savanna and has a general low density of woody plants and hence does not have an abundance of fuelwood. The project was to build the capacity of 25 communities in the southern Volta to construct Fuel ( ... )
ent Woodsaving Stoves (FEWS).The adoption rate and use of the FEW stoves was low (less than 40 %) although trainees always described the stoves as useful in the sense that they consumed less fuelwood, produced less smokes and does not burn the user and is unlikely to cause a fire. NGO was to develop ingenious ways to popularise the stove to improve
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Ghana
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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36,553.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/98/029 |
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Fuelwood and charcoal together constitute over 80 % of the country?s energy consumption. Charcoal consumption is more prevalent in the urban areas with more than 70 % of urban households depending on this source for cooking. In 1996, it was ( ... )
ted that the annual consumption was about 800,000 tonnes. The traditional coalpot is the main cooking device that is used by households and this device is only about 18 % efficient. The Ahibenso, however is reported by the Ministry of Energy to be 39 % efficient and save between 35 40 % of charcoal compared to the traditional coalpot. Baseline studies of this project showed that of a total of 200
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Ghana
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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5,120.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GHA/98/036 |
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The objective of the project is to promote the adoption of energy efficiency measures and technologies among Ghanaian industries so as to conserve energy, save money and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. The project provided relevant ( ... )
ation on the benefits/costs of proven energy efficient technologies to industrial manager so they can make informed choices and investments with regards to technology types. Middle level managers and technical staff were also given training on the application of proven energy efficient technologies and were exposed to case studies of successful energy management industries to appreciate the cost
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Ghana
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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5,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GHA/98/038 |
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The Workshop on Gender and Renewable Energy Systems Development and Application was co-funded by GEF/SGP, UNDP and UNIFEM. It brought together 84 participants including renewable energy practitioners, experts and users who deliberated on the ( ... )
inkages between the environment, energy, food security and economic empowerment of women, particularly women?s? agro-processing businesses. It also collated information on energy policies with particular reference to access by women including issues of design and development of future energy
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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1998
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3,292.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GHA/98/031 |
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The project was sited at Abomoyaw Anyansu Mpakadan, Apegusu and Aboaso fringing the Volta Lake in the dry semi-deciduous forest zone. The area was experiencing rapid deforestation particularly because of crop farming near the Volta gorge and along ( ... )
nks of the river. As a result of the Local Government ban on crop farming in the gorge area, the NGO proposed to popularize bee keeping that will provide a means of livelihood while improving pollination and propagation of flora biodiversity and improving carbon sequestration. The project had help 5 communities to start bee keeping using the Kenyan Top Bar Hives. Beneficiaries were to pass on an
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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1998
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6,037.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GHA/98/027 |
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The Centre is a Traditional Herbal Medicine Centre that uses many different herbs from the savannah zone of Ghana. Unfortunately, because of increases in human population and the demand for more farmlands, wild areas from which these resources are ( ... )
ed are shrinking. Other threats include bushfires and free grazing of livestock. As an answer to these threats, the Centre has been funded in the Pilot Phase to do in-situ protection of some species but this has faced serious bushfire.
In this project, the Centre was linked to plant taxonomist of the Ghana Herbarium and a horticulturist from the local university to assist in the collection,
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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1998
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15,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GHA/98/028 |
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The project is a jointly funded activity by the Centre, GEF/SGP, and the Royal Netherlands Embassy of Ghana to show a travelling exhibition prepared by the Rainforest Medical Foundation (RMF) to a wide spectrum of audience in the southern rainforest ( ... )
of Ghana. The emphasis of the exhibition is to show the significance of the loss of medicinal plants and diseases of and from deforestation particularly because hitherto not much attention had been given to the impending rainforest ?catastrophe?. ?It is generally accepted that medicinal plants provide the raw materials for at least 25 % of allotrophic western drugs?. The exhibits travelled to all
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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1998
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1,202.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GHA/98/035 |
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The project produced a video production using cell animation to elucidate the harmful effects of unsustainable farming practices on forest resources, the ecosystem in general and human welfare in particular. The main target audiences are children in ( ... )
of school. The product is to be used as an educational tool that kids can learn from while having
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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1995
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30,828.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GHA/94/021 |
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Ebiram Forest is an off-reserve traditionally managed forest in the coastal savanna belt of Ghana. The general area is grassland with pockets of degraded dry semi-deciduous forests that are prone to fires. Ebiram Forest is one of such forests and ( ... )
es about 20 Ha. It borders the Nakwa river and provides protection for it. It harbours different kinds of wildlife and plants and is currently protected by traditional authority through taboos and religious norms. Trees for Future Ghana (TFG) worked with Ebiram community and members of 10 other communities in the catchment area to protect community forests and sacred groves in the area. Lessons
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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1995
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33,333.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GHA/95/022 |
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Marine turtles are endangered all over the world and are wholly protected by law in Ghana. However, they are hunted for food and killed in beach and purse seine nets. Predation by pigs and dogs and disturbance of the nesting sites constitutes the ( ... )
ajor threat to the species. The project was executed from Kpone through Prampam, New Ningo, and Old Ningo to Wekumagbe, which fall within the core nesting area for marine turtles in Ghana. Even though Ghana?s coastline is about 535 km long of which 375 km of this consists of sandy beaches and hence suitable for marine turtle nesting, only 64 km constitute the core marine turtle nesting area. The
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