Assessing the socio-economic stressors of Ghana’s only Strict Nature Reserve – Kogyae

Ayivor, Jesse S.; Ntiamoa‐Baidu, Yaa

doi:10.2305/iucn.ch.2014.parks-21-2jsa.en

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“…The Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve and its fringe communities, which is the focus of this study, lie within this zone. A combination of climate variability and socio-economic stressors such as land expropriation for protected area establishment, decreasing trends in yields of traditional crops (Ayivor & Ntiamoa-Baidu, 2015) and low pricing for farm produce pose a major threat to sustainable agriculture in the area . In order to circumvent any shortfall in productivity, farmers have diversified their farming practices through a range of agro-diversity practices including introduction of new crops into traditional cropping systems to ensure food security.…”

Section: Changing Environmental Conditions and Threats Of Food Securitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It has a fairly large human population made up of indigenous Asante and migrants from the northern parts of Ghana (Ayivor & Ntiamoa-Baidu, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The entire reserve and its landscape are made up of diverse elements of forest vegetation, savannah woodland, modified forest/degraded fallow areas and farm plots. The 386 km 2 Strict Nature Reserve has two structural forms: the core area covering 220 km 2 and a special use zone (SUZ), a 166 km 2 modified area where limited human activities were permitted (Wildlife Division, 2002, Ayivor & Ntiamoa-Baidu, 2015. The core zone has the benefit of full protection and represented the most important ecological unit in terms of biodiversity richness and abundance.…”

Section: Natural Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The zone further supports a number of primate species including Spot-nosed Monkey (Cercopithecus petaurista), Black and White Colobus (Colobus polykomos), Olive Baboon (Papio anubis) and Patas Monkey (Erythrocebus patas). The Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) and Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus) are also known to occur (Wildlife Department, 1994, Ayivor & Ntiamoa-Baidu, 2015.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Though the success of this arrangement had remained debatable (Ayivor & Ntiamoa-Baidu, 2015), it has nonetheless added to the diversity of farming systems in the area. …”

Section: Agro-diversity and Livelihoodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Agro-Diversity in the Forest-Savannah Transition Zone of Ghana: A Strategy for Food Security against Climatic and Socio-Economic Stressors

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Food security is a major issue affecting about 239 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, local ecosystems-based adaptive strategies for reducing the impact of climate change and other stressors on food production systems are very relevant in the national food security agenda. This study assessed how farmers in communities of the environs of the Kogyae Strict Nature Reserves in the forest-savanna transition zone of Ghana exploit a range of options for food production that spread and reduce risks and ensure sustainability of the local environment. Through a cross-sectional survey involving focus group discussions, institutional data search and on-site observations, the study investigated different ways to which the natural diversity of the environment has been used by farmers to enhance farm productivity and farmer income. The study observed that climate variability, land expropriation for protected area establishment, inappropriate use of farm technology and low pricing for farm produce pose as major threats to sustainable agriculture in the area. These constraints have compelled farmers to adopt a range of agro-diversity practices for increased farm productivity and income. They include introduction of new crop varieties, adoption of innovative farm management practices, diversified farm fields and sequential cropping systems. The study noted that the diversified systems have boosted farmer productivity and incomes and contributed to their socio-cultural needs. The study recommends greater crop intensification through the use of appropriate technologies and improved access to markets to consolidate farmer gains and livelihoods as well as ensuring food and nutritional security.

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Section: Changing Environmental Conditions and Threats Of Food Securitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It has a fairly large human population made up of indigenous Asante and migrants from the northern parts of Ghana (Ayivor & Ntiamoa-Baidu, 2015).…”

Section: Description Of Study Areamentioning

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Section: Natural Environmentmentioning

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“…Though the success of this arrangement had remained debatable (Ayivor & Ntiamoa-Baidu, 2015), it has nonetheless added to the diversity of farming systems in the area. …”

Section: Agro-diversity and Livelihoodsmentioning

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This chapter aims to contribute to the knowledge on participatory planning (PP) in the protected area (PA) management focusing on areas whose sustainability is significantly affected by excessive tourism activity. The existing literature has shown PP to be both crucial for successful PA management as well as one of the weaker links in current PA management processes. However, the analysis of PPs key features and their implementation in the PAs are not adequately covered in the literature. Thus, this chapter analyses the role and critical elements of successful PP process in PA using the case studies of two Croatian national parks (NP) that have been under significant visitor pressure over the past years . Based on several criteria devised through a critical review of PP literature, an assessment of PP models in two NP is performed, and critical points requiring improvements identified.

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Assessing the socio-economic stressors of Ghana’s only Strict Nature Reserve – Kogyae

Cited by 14 publications

References 18 publications

Agro-Diversity in the Forest-Savannah Transition Zone of Ghana: A Strategy for Food Security against Climatic and Socio-Economic Stressors

Agro-Diversity in the Forest-Savannah Transition Zone of Ghana: A Strategy for Food Security against Climatic and Socio-Economic Stressors

Mitigating the Pressures: The Role of Participatory Planning in Protected Area Management

Exploring key drivers of forest fires in the Mole National Park of Ghana using geospatial tools

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