Conserving Sacred Forest within the Mafia C Landscape of the Sefwi-Wiawso Stool Land for Social, Cultural, Ecological and Economic Benefits

20 May 2015 BIA National Park, Ghana, Africa Forests

Affum Jerry Offei


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6 Sep 2016

Scaling-Up Efforts for Sustainable Forest Management in Mafia C Landscape for Climate Co-Benefits

1.Enhance ecological restoration of the sacred forest for community, regional and global benefits

2.Preserve sacred forests sacredness, socio-cultural, economic and socio-ecological benefits

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The project is about indigenous and community protected sacred forest harboring indigenous tree species and other biological diversity in the Sefwi-Wiawso Stool Land located in between the Krokosue Hills Reserve (a globally significant biodiversity area) and the BIA National Park in an area referred to as Mafia C. Therefore, there is an urgent need for ecological restoration and protection.

The main goal of this project is to support a community-led effective protection and sustainable management of the ten Sacred Forest within the Mafia C.

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