Exploring the knowledge and perceptions of local communities on illegal hunting: long-term trends in a West African protected area

JO Afriyie, MO Asare, P Hejcmanová - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Local communities in rural areas are dependent on hunting for their livelihoods and rely on
their knowledge to understand wildlife ecology. Their knowledge and perceptions may be …

Inclusive governance and biodiversity conservation: Evidence from sub-saharan Africa

I Ullah, DY Kim - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
We examine the conservation effects attributable to changes in the size of community-
governed protected areas (PAs) by adopting a generalized difference-in-difference (DID) …

Evaluation of long-term law enforcement monitoring in a West African protected area

JO Afriyie, MO Asare, J Osei-Mensah, P Hejcmanová - Oryx, 2021 - cambridge.org
Law enforcement in protected areas is critical for ensuring long-term conservation and
achieving conservation objectives. In 2004, patrol-based monitoring of law enforcement was …

Use of local ecological knowledge to detect declines in mammal abundance in Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve, Ghana

J Owusu Afriyie, M Opare Asare - Environmental Management, 2020 - Springer
The scarcity of environmental data means that other sources of information are needed to
complement empirical evidence for conservation decisions. We, therefore, aimed to explore …

[PDF][PDF] Assessing the socio-economic stressors of Ghana's only Strict Nature Reserve–Kogyae

JS Ayivor, Y Ntiamoa-Baidu - Parks, 2015 - researchgate.net
The paper assessed the integrity of Kogyae, Ghana's only Strict Nature Reserve, as a
Category Ia protected area, against the backdrop of pressures and threats posed by …

[PDF][PDF] Agro-diversity in the forest-savannah transition zone of Ghana: A strategy for food security against climatic and socio-economic stressors

JS Ayivor, O Pabi, BD Ofori… - Environment and …, 2015 - academia.edu
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Understanding land conflicts and food security in West Africa: triggers and perspectives from Dorimon in Ghana

A Sabogu, TB Nassè, IK Osumanu - International Journal of …, 2020 - researchgate.net
This study examined the implications of land conflicts on food security in the Dorimon
Traditional Area of the Wa West District of Northern Ghana. The study used a …

Land conflicts and food security in Africa: An evidence from Dorimon in Ghana

A Sabogu, TB Nassè, IK Osumanu - International Journal of Management …, 2020 - fepbl.com
This study examined the implication of land conflicts on food security in the Dorimon
Traditional Area of the Wa West District of Northern Ghana. The study used a …

A goal programming model to guide decision-making processes towards conservation consensuses

M de Castro-Pardo, JC Azevedo - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper we propose a goal programming model that provides a consensual aggregated
solution minimizing conflicts to guide multi-stakeholder decision-making processes and …

Co-management of community-based natural resources in Ghana: a study on the Buabeng-Fiema monkey sanctuary

A Gyan, JA Akudugu, M Addaney - African Geographical Review, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Using a qualitative approach, this study assessed the contribution of state and community
initiatives to the sustainable management of the Buabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary (BFMS) …