Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

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© Ghana Wildlife Society, 2019

Mainstreaming Site-Scale Ecosystem Values into Local Decision-Making in Ghana

Grantee Name: Ghana Wildlife Society

Hotspot: Guinean Forests of West Africa
Location: Ghana
Amount: $93,664
Dates: Jul 2017 – Jan 2019
Keywords: Biodiversity mainstreaming, Capacity building, Conservation planning, Land use planning, Policy/law, Private sector, Protected Areas, Research

Assess ecosystem values of Cape Three Points Forest Reserve and Tano-Offin Forest Reserve in Ghana through the use of the Toolkit for Ecosystem Site Ecosystem Services Assessment (TESSA). Make a case for mainstreaming biodiversity into District Assembly planning and private sector business practices for these two sites and Atewa Range Forest Reserve, all priority Key Biodiversity Areas.

Strategic Direction :

2 Mainstream biodiversity conservation into public policy and private sector practice in the nine conservation corridors, at local, sub-national and national levels

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Mainstreaming Site-Scale Ecosystem Values into Local Decision-Making in Ghana

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