Bushfire Campaign in Gushiegu-Karaga District
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 some of 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 bushfires; (iii) Free-grazing of livestock in the dry season. (The assumption is that communities cannot provide feed for their livestock and such animals can only obtain food by wide area foraging; (iv) Women need to gather large stock of fuelwood which can only be easily collected from an extensively burnt field.
The NGO used
The NGO used
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Amasachina Self-Help Association
Country:
Ghana
Area Of Work:
Multifocal Area
Grant Amount:
US$ 20,965.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 5,000.00
Project Number:
GHA/98/026
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
All the benficires were indigenous people
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
Created awareness on bushfire and its effects on climate
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SGP Country office contact
Dr. George Buabin Ortsin
Phone:
233-242-977980
Email:
Ms. Lois Sarpong
Phone:
+233 505740909
Email:
Address
UNDP, Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme P.O. Box 1423
Accra, Greater Accra, 233-302
Accra, Greater Accra, 233-302
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