Management of forests established through rehabilitation of degraded forests by local communities in Ghana
Project Team:
D. Blay, L.Damnyag, L. Anglaere, Twum Ampofo, F. Dwomoh, Local community reps
Project Duration: 2012-2015
Background
Continuous DFD both in and outside forest reserves in Ghana has negative impact on local livelihood and the environment. The negative impacts are: Shortage of forest resources; Climate change effects; Loss of biodiversity; Phase I rehabilitated some of degraded forest areas with forest fringe communities collaboration. Local communities established 240 ha of plantations in some degraded forest reserves. With new benefit-sharing farmers who planted the trees and land owners are entitled to 40%.