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Ex Ante Economic And Ecosystem Service Potential Of Simulated Conservation Practices In Ghana Using A Minimum Data Approach
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Book Synopsis Ex-ante Economic and Ecosystem Service Potential of Simulated Conservation Practices in Ghana Using a Minimum Data Approach by : Hugo Remaury
Download or read book Ex-ante Economic and Ecosystem Service Potential of Simulated Conservation Practices in Ghana Using a Minimum Data Approach written by Hugo Remaury and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the changing climate paradigm, food and poverty are likely to become more severe in Africa. Farmers can adapt to climate change, especially through conservation agriculture. This study relies on a minimum data approach developed by Antle and Valvidia (2006) to estimate the spatial distribution of opportunity cost for farmers in switching to conservation practices in Wa, Ghana. It assesses the economic feasibility of several scenarios that rely on production techniques currently studied by the CRSP SANREM project. We also explore the possibility that these practices can provide income from carbon sequestration payments implemented by the Kyoto protocol's Clean Development Mechanisms. The methodology uses data from both a recent survey and information from secondary sources to assess simulated management practices. Results indicate that all the simulated management practices would theoretically benefit farmers. In fact, adoption rates for the four scenarios range from 52% to 65%, even without any carbon payment. Adding a proportional payment to the amount of carbon sequestered with these practices does not seem enough to influence farmers switch to switch to alternative scenarios. The analysis shows that these results hold even when additional fixed costs to adopt these practices are included. This case study demonstrates the usefulness of the minimum data approach in estimating the economic potential of conservation practices in Ghana. These production techniques may represent environmentally-friendly alternatives that are more profitable for farmers than current practices. The next step in assessing implementation of such practices would require studying farmers' willingness to adopt these production systems, given their ex-ante economic returns.
Author :Mul, Marloes Publisher :International Water Management Institute (IWMI) ISBN 13 :9290908637 Total Pages :48 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (99 download)
Book Synopsis Dependence of riparian communities on ecosystem services in northern Ghana by : Mul, Marloes
Download or read book Dependence of riparian communities on ecosystem services in northern Ghana written by Mul, Marloes and published by International Water Management Institute (IWMI). This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Harnessing Land and Water Resources for Improved Food Security and Ecosystem Services in Africa by : E. Oku
Download or read book Harnessing Land and Water Resources for Improved Food Security and Ecosystem Services in Africa written by E. Oku and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2015-04-23 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa is endowed with rich land and water resources, which significantly contribute to the development of many economies on the continent. However, land degradation and water pollution remain major challenges facing many African countries. Harnessing Land and Water Resources for Improved Food Security and Ecosystem Services in Africa examines challenges facing land and water resources management in Africa and explores possible measures to improve food security and reduce poverty on the continent. The book is a compilation of research papers, written by eminent researchers and scientists from renowned Universities and reputable organisations in Ghana, Ethiopia, USA, South Africa, Nigeria, the Netherlands and Indonesia. Its main objective is to draw attention to the impact of human activities on land and water resources and the need for the sustainable management of Africa's ecosystem services to improve livelihoods. The individual chapters present relevant case studies on the effects of water and land management practices including urban waste water uses, land grabbing and climate change issues, so as to draw lessons from best practices that can be adopted to mitigate their efforts on food security and the well-being of the African population. The monograph concludes with recommendations on the appropriate strategies for managing wastelands to meet Africa's green energy needs.
Book Synopsis Biodiversity Conservation. Examination of the Benefits and Challenges of Wetlands to Local Communities in Sakumono, Accra-Ghana by : Daniel Akoto
Download or read book Biodiversity Conservation. Examination of the Benefits and Challenges of Wetlands to Local Communities in Sakumono, Accra-Ghana written by Daniel Akoto and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Miscellaneous, grade: B, , language: English, abstract: This paper examines the benefits, challenges, and degree of willingness to conserve the Sakumono wetland through a participatory approach with the local community. It aims to determine the economic value of the ecosystem services in order to guide in the decision-making process for its future conservation as well as to sustain its ecological and socio-economical functions. Considering the purpose and objectives of this paper the following guiding questions are addressed in the research: What are the benefits the communities derive from the Sakumono wetland? What challenges will the community be facing in their efforts to preserve the wetland and due to the presence of the wetland? What would they give to see the conservation of the wetland? Wetlands are valuable ecosystems that occupy about 6 % of the world’s land surface. They comprise both land ecosystems that are strongly influenced by water, and aquatic ecosystems with special characteristics due to shallowness and proximity to land. Although various different classifications of wetlands exist, a useful approach is one provided by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. It divides wetlands into three main categories of wetland habitats: marine/coastal wetlands, inland wetlands, and man-made wetlands. The marine and coastal wetlands include estuaries, inter-tidal marshes, brackish, saline and freshwater lagoons, mangrove swamps, as well as coral reefs and rocky marine shores such as sea cliffs.
Book Synopsis The Potential Impacts of Oil en Gas Exploration and Production on the Coastal Zone of Ghana by : G. Amoasah
Download or read book The Potential Impacts of Oil en Gas Exploration and Production on the Coastal Zone of Ghana written by G. Amoasah and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2007, Ghana discovered oil in commercial quantities in the southern coast of Gulf of Guinea. It is generally believed that such a discovery would generate the needed revenue to turn the nation‟s economic fortunes around. But, such explorations are always associated with massive environmental and socio-economic problems that could even be more costly. Unfortunately in Ghana‟s situation, the economic benefits seem to have been prioritized over environmental and socio-economic considerations. Meanwhile, Ghana is inexperienced in such an industry and as such lacks the capacity to effectively manage the associated impacts. It is worrying that the region where the project is currently taking place is considered a storehouse of Ghana‟s biodiversity. Moreover, the region has become a major producer of Ghana‟s domestic foodstuff, cash crops and also hosts a number of rich natural ecosystems. In view of this, it becomes more necessary that the impacts of oil and gas activities on these resources and the coastal dwellers be assessed in order to make appropriate recommendations to manage these impacts. The objective of this study is to analyze the potential impacts of oil and gas exploration and production on the coastal zone of Ghana, and to propose recommendations for managing the associated environmental and socio-economic impacts.
Book Synopsis An Assessment of the Potentials and Constraints for Implementing Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) in Ghana by : Anthony Mpiani
Download or read book An Assessment of the Potentials and Constraints for Implementing Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) in Ghana written by Anthony Mpiani and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Economics of Community Participation in the Restoration of Bobiri Forest Reserve in Ghana by : Anthony Abaidoo
Download or read book Economics of Community Participation in the Restoration of Bobiri Forest Reserve in Ghana written by Anthony Abaidoo and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Forestry / Forestry Economics, language: English, abstract: Forest restoration is not new in Ghana. The participation of community members in forest restoration has been identified as an integral factor in any successful forest restoration project. The study assessed the economics of community participation in the restoration of the Bobiri forest reserve in Kubease, in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Data was collected from a sample of 400 respondents in the community of Kubease through a simple random technique. Using an opened ended technique, it was realized that all respondents (100%) enjoy some benefit(s) from the forest reserve. The benefits range from household ones (53.75%) to commercial (19.25%), traditional or cultural (6%) and environmental protection purposes (21%). The results showed that majority (87.25%) of the respondents were willing to contribute participation fees for the restoration of the Bobiri forest reserve (BFR). About 34% of the respondents contributed a participation fee ranging from GHcents1 - GHcents4 and majority (54%) contributed a participation fee ranging from GHcents5 - GHcents100. The annual Total willingness to participate fee (TWTPF) for the restoration of the BFR for the population of Kubease (26909) was GHcents2,502,537 and the national annual TWTPF for the population of Ghana aged 18 years and above was GHcents1,267,803,807. The Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression model revealed respondents monthly income, number of years in education and age to be significant at 5% level, number of dependents and employment status was also significant at 1% level. Using a 5 point likert scale to assess the degree of agreement to participate in the restoration of the BFR, majority (43.74%) of the respondents either strongly agreed or agreed to participate in the restoration of the BFR. It can be concluded from the study that, the sample respondents valued the BFR because majority (87.25%) were will
Book Synopsis Ecology and Conservation in Ghana by : George W. Lawson
Download or read book Ecology and Conservation in Ghana written by George W. Lawson and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Eastern Ghana by : Jennifer McCullough
Download or read book A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Eastern Ghana written by Jennifer McCullough and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Atewa Range Forest Reserve represents one of the largest remaining forest blocks in Ghana and one of the most rewarding areas for scientific study as the nation’s last intact block of Upland Evergreen Forest. The survey results presented in this volume confirm that Atewa is a site of extreme significance for global biodiversity conservation, one which should be protected in its entirety as it harbors a number of rare and threatened species within a unique habitat type. The results of this assessment strongly suggest that Atewa represents a very rare example of a relatively intact West African forest, notably showing that Atewa is an important site for amphibians. Researchers observed a high proportion of threatened amphibian species, some of which maintain the majority of their existing populations in Atewa.
Book Synopsis Ecosystems and Human Well-being by : Joseph Alcamo
Download or read book Ecosystems and Human Well-being written by Joseph Alcamo and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecosystems and Human Well-Being is the first product of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a four-year international work program designed to meet the needs of decisionmakers for scientific information on the links between ecosystem change and human well-being. The book offers an overview of the project, describing the conceptual framework that is being used, defining its scope, and providing a baseline of understanding that all participants need to move forward. The Millennium Assessment focuses on how humans have altered ecosystems, and how changes in ecosystem services have affected human well-being, how ecosystem changes may affect people in future decades, and what types of responses can be adopted at local, national, or global scales to improve ecosystem management and thereby contribute to human well-being and poverty alleviation. The program was launched by United National Secretary-General Kofi Annan in June 2001, and the primary assessment reports will be released by Island Press in 2005. Leading scientists from more than 100 nations are conducting the assessment, which can aid countries, regions, or companies by: providing a clear, scientific picture of the current sta
Book Synopsis Valuing Ecosystem Services by : K N Ninan
Download or read book Valuing Ecosystem Services written by K N Ninan and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-29 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thought provoking book draws together prominent international authorities to discuss the key methodological issues and challenges in valuing ecosystem services. Covering a cross-section of ecosystems and services in different sites, countries and
Book Synopsis Livelihoods Support Programs, Conservation Attitudes, and Tropical Forest Biodiversity by : Edem Kodzo Ekpe
Download or read book Livelihoods Support Programs, Conservation Attitudes, and Tropical Forest Biodiversity written by Edem Kodzo Ekpe and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human activities are a major driver of biodiversity degradation and loss, especially in tropical forest areas, where forest-fringe towns and villages depend on the forests for their livelihoods. In order to reduce threats that human activities pose to biodiversity, livelihoods support programs are employed as economic incentives for biodiversity conservation. These programs support the livelihoods activities of local communities, with the aim of triggering favorable attitudes and behaviors towards conservation, and ultimately reduce biodiversity degradation. Their effectiveness as conservation tools has not been evaluated. I investigated the effects of livelihoods programs on conservation attitudes and the consequent effects on biodiversity in the Afadjato-Agumatsa and Atewa forest areas in southeastern Ghana. The study areas are coupled human and natural systems, which are excellent for research in the theoretical framework of biocomplexity in the environment. Using literature reviews and field visits, I documented the specific livelihoods support activities (LSAs) used for biodiversity conservation, their historical trend and geographical distribution in Ghana. I used ex-post cost-benefit analysis to determine socio-economic estimates of the LSAs in the two forest areas. Since communities were not randomly assigned to the interventions, I employed quasi-experimental design to evaluate the effects of LSAs on environmental attitudes. I evaluated the effect of conservation attitudes on biodiversity at two levels. These levels included 1) functional biodiversity at the landscape level represented by mean Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) of forest; and 2) compositional biodiversity at the species level represented by species diversity of fruit bats. The earliest record of LSAs used for biodiversity conservation in Ghana was in 1993. I identified 71 different activities belonging to eight categories. Some of these activities are beekeeping, animal husbandry, crop farming, and snail rearing. Most LSA programs have been in northern Ghana. There was an increasing tendency to make LSAs part of every conservation program in Ghana and this satisfies the current policy of collaborative conservation. The socio-economic estimates of LSAs included: 1) capital investment; 2) net socio-economic benefits; and 3) the benefit-cost ratio. The per-community values of the three estimates were not different between the two study areas. The per capita values of capital investment and net economic benefit were not significantly different between the two study areas. However, benefit-cost ratio per capita was higher in Afadjato-Agumatsa than in Atewa. Estimates of economic returns from LSAs were marginal but the perceptions of success were relatively high. Environmental attitudes in LSA communities and non-LSA communities were not significantly different, and this was confirmed by an estimate of infinitesimal effects of LSAs on forest conservation attitudes. Among LSA communities, benefit-cost ratio of LSAs predicted favorable forest conservation attitudes; and change in pro-conservation attitudes were significantly higher in communities that had active LSAs than in communities which had no active LSA. Mean NDVI of the forests decreased from 1991 to 2000 and decreased further but at a slower rate to 2010. Higher forest conservation attitudes predicted higher mean NDVI in 2010. Higher change in mean NDVI from 1991 to 2000 predicted higher change in mean NDVI from 2000 to 2010. Eleven of the 13 fruit bat species in Ghana were recorded in the study areas. Longer distances between a local community and its forest predicted higher species diversity of forest-specialist fruit bats. The results indicate that LSAs have become a major contribution to Ghana's current collaborative forest policy. The fact that perceptions of LSA success were moderate even though the economic returns from them were marginal suggest that other factors such as provision of employment, training in new skills and community cohesion played a part in how communities viewed the success as LSAs. Evaluations of conservation attitudes suggest that just participating in LSAs did not improve attitudes; but higher benefit-cost ratio predicted favorable conservation attitudes, and conservation attitudes were higher in communities that sustained their LSAs. Therefore, it may serve biodiversity conservation to invest in LSAs that can be sustained and involve the least costs to local communities. Primary production of the forests, a proxy for a functional habitat, continued to decrease. Preventing communities from locating closer to forests could improve fruit bat diversity, which contributes to natural forest regeneration. Improving conservation attitudes should be an objective of conservation at the landscape scale. On the basis of the results, I developed a conceptual model for forest biodiversity conservation in a biocomplexity framework. This model could be useful for evaluating conservation in tropical forest areas. Lessons from this study can be applied in other incentive-based conservation programs such as payments for ecosystem services systems and carbon market schemes. I suggest that this study be repeated after a decade and that other socio-political and biogeochemical variables be integrated into future studies.
Book Synopsis GROWTH IN GHANAA MACROECONOMETRIC MODEL SIMULATION INTEGRATING AGRICULTURE by : DANIEL BRUCE. SARPONG
Download or read book GROWTH IN GHANAA MACROECONOMETRIC MODEL SIMULATION INTEGRATING AGRICULTURE written by DANIEL BRUCE. SARPONG and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2016-2025 by : OECD
Download or read book OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2016-2025 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-04 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2016-2025 provides an assessment of prospects for the coming decade of the agricultural commodity markets across 41 countries and 12 regions, including OECD countries and key agricultural producers, such as India, China, Brazil, the Russian Federation and Argentina.
Book Synopsis Spatial Planning in Ghana by : Ransford A. Acheampong
Download or read book Spatial Planning in Ghana written by Ransford A. Acheampong and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book documents and analyses spatial planning in Ghana, providing a comprehensive and critical discussion of the evolving institutional and legal arrangements that have shaped and defined Ghana’s spatial planning system for more than seven decades; the contemporary policy instruments and mechanisms for articulating and implementing policies and proposals at multiple scales; and the formally established procedures for development management. It covers important themes in contemporary spatial planning discourse, including the evolving meaning, scope and purpose of spatial planning globally; the scales of spatial planning (i.e. national, regional, sub-regional and local); multi-level integration within spatial planning; public participation; the interface between urbanization, sustainable growth management and spatial planning; spatial planning and housing development; integrated spatial development and transportation planning; and spatial planning and the urban informal economy. Intended for undergraduate and graduate students, and academic researchers and practitioners/policy-makers in the multidisciplinary field of spatial planning, it appeals to readers seeking an international perspective on spatial planning systems and practices.
Book Synopsis From Conflict to Collaboration by : Victor Mawutor Agbo
Download or read book From Conflict to Collaboration written by Victor Mawutor Agbo and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many countries are addressing the problem of deforestation through sustainable ecosystem management collaborations. Successful ones have recognized local participation as being essential to any conservation effort. In Ghana, forests and their ecotourism attributes have served as a pull to many international adventure and eco-tourists but unfortunately, the country's forest cover has experienced significant exploitation over the years leading to the less desirability of these nature-based attractions. Despite its designation as a protected area for biodiversity and watershed services, the Atewa Forest in Ghana has been significantly impacted by humans. The problem of forest degradation has increased over the years. This is mainly due to the many tree and livelihood conflicts in most forest communities. The Government of Ghana has outlined its plans to mine the Atewa Range Forest Reserve as part of a national infrastructure development programme which has received a lot of opposition from many civil society groups, NGOs and professional institutions, stating that to mine the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, the entire forest would have to be removed. Despite strong opposition from local communities, state actors and international conservation organizations, the Ghanaian government is determined to proceed with a plans for bauxite mining in the Atewa Forest. To understand these dynamics, investigate the causes of forest degradation, and to recommend ecologically-based management approaches such as community-based ecotourism to facilitate win-win outcomes for all stakeholders, this study adopts the interactive governance model and the case study approach to finding answers to the research questions. Different groups of stakeholders at various scales and levels were engaged in interviews and focus group discussions for ecologically-based strategies that generate win-win outcomes for all. The study reveals that for forest governance to be effective, there is the need for a bottom-up, all-inclusive approach to the management of forest resources. It also emphasizes the importance of ecotourism's ability to deliver greater sustainable returns than alternative land-use practices and highlight its potential as a conservation tool for forest lands for purposes of recreation and tourism in nature-based environments.
Book Synopsis Innovations in Dryland Agriculture by : Muhammad Farooq
Download or read book Innovations in Dryland Agriculture written by Muhammad Farooq and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-05 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a ready reference on recent innovations in dryland agriculture and reinforces the understanding for its utilization to develop environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems. It covers the basic concepts and history, components and elements, breeding and modelling efforts, and potential benefits, experiences, challenges and innovations relevant to agriculture in dryland areas around world.
