Affiliation:
1. Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario Canada
2. School of Environment, Enterprise and Development University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario Canada
3. Institute of Water Studies University of the Western Cape Western Cape South Africa
Abstract
AbstractThe problem of forest degradation and loss has become the concern of many countries. To address this challenge, some collaborate in sustainable forest management. The most successful outcomes, however, are observed where local participation is an essential part of conservation efforts. In Ghana, forests have experienced various degrees of exploitation over the years, resulting in their ecological decline. Despite its designation as a protected area for biodiversity and ecosystem services, the Atewa Range Forest Reserve in Ghana has been significantly impacted by deforestation, illegal mining, and other destructive activities. The purpose of this paper is to examine ecologically based management approaches that could be adopted to generate beneficial outcomes for all forest stakeholders and actors in Ghana. The study sampled forest stakeholders in Kwabeng, the administrative capital of the Atewa West District, to understand forest governance challenges and outline strategies for overcoming them. The study revealed that a bottom‐up all‐inclusive approach to managing forest resources is necessary. This paper, therefore, proposes an integrated forest governance that prioritizes the UN Sustainable Development Goal 15—Life on Land‐related to forest preservation.
Funder
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Subject
General Environmental Science,General Medicine
Cited by
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