【全非资讯·加纳】Ghana: Protect Atewa, Protect Our Future

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The call for the government to fast-track the conversion of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve into a national park deserves serious attention.

The Atewa Forest is an important natural asset, but the latest concerns raised by environmental groups point to a worrying reality, illegal mining is increasingly encroaching on forest reserves, threatening the very resources that communities and the country depend on.

The Deputy National Director of A Rocha Ghana, Mr Daryl Bosu, has urged the government to take immediate steps towards securing national park status for the Atewa Range Forest.

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He has also made it clear that the proposed conversion should involve communities around the forest and other relevant stakeholders. That is an important point.

Protecting a forest cannot simply be about drawing a boundary on a map and declaring an area protected.

The people living around the forest must have a stake in its protection and must be able to see legitimate economic benefits from keeping it intact.

Mr Bosu has pointed out that the Atewa Forest has the potential to generate significant economic benefits for communities within the landscape and the country as a whole if it is properly protected and managed.

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