RESTORATION OF DEGRADED TRADITIONALLY PROTECTED FORESTS AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY NATURAL RESOURCE AREAS IN OKYEREKO
Along the coastal savanna zone of the central region especially in Gomoa district, the only forest ecosystems remaining are the traditionally protected areas, commonly known and called sacred groves. These areas serve as refuge for most endangered animals, economics trees, medicinal plants, birds and other forest resources. These remaining forests are either watersheds or cover for main rivers and streams providing the source of portable water in the district. Also, most of the rare plants in these areas are supporting the thriving traditional medical practitioners in the district. Some of the forests also serve as ecotourism attraction especially during Akwanbo, Aboakyer, Ahobaa, and other Traditional festivals and important funerals.
2. PROBLEM DEFINITION
A snapshot of the farmland and the traditionally protected areas at present shows that the importance of farmlands especially sacred groves around Okyereko, Adenntem and Adamukwa are being overlooked and destroyed by some
2. PROBLEM DEFINITION
A snapshot of the farmland and the traditionally protected areas at present shows that the importance of farmlands especially sacred groves around Okyereko, Adenntem and Adamukwa are being overlooked and destroyed by some
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
OKYEREKO CO-OPERATIVE AFFORESTATION SOCIETY
Country:
Ghana
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 13,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 5,000.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 17,200.00
Project Number:
GHA/05/089
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Capacity - Building Component
A nine-member Community Natural Resource Management Groups (CNRMG) would be formed and trained in each community to provide leadership for implementation of the project. At the central level, a nine-member Natural Resource Management Committee will be formed to manage the project and to formulate and implement landuse, fire and natural resource management plans. Training and capacity building programmes would be prepared and implemented for specific groups, individual planters and extension workers in nursery development, staking out, planting and nurturing of trees. Training programmes will also be developed and targeted specifically at farmers to enable them to develop and pass on knowledge to other farmers about sustainable land and forest management
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
Community awareness creation and education on need for agro forestry land use systems. Community durbar would be used to create awareness on the need for introducing agroforestry technologies as a sustainable land use systems. The community would be given the option to select about 10 people to be trained as trainers of trainees in a three weeks training, field visits and establishment of demonstration plots on agroforestry.
Workshop on agroforestry technologies for trainers. One and half week?s theoretical training with pictorial illustrations would be organized for the selected participants. These participants will be the trainers who will impact the skills to be acquired to all members of the project community and its surrounding villages. Participants will be trained especially on how to utilize the participatory planning process for Agroforestry extension in the communities
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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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