A future for Ghana’s African Rosewood – Potential solutions to ensure the survival of a keystone species
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Protecting forests in order to reduce tropical deforestation is essential to combat climate change and preserve biodiversity. Worldwide, deforestation is the second largest anthropogenic source of carbon dioxide release into the atmosphere, after fossil fuel combustion sources.
The paper highlights that Ghana is currently losing its primary forests at an unsustainable rate and risks losing the African rosewood species forever. Using the Kalakpa Resource Reserve as a case study, it explores the devastating impacts that illegal logging and the resulting degradation has on local communities and wildlife. The paper evaluates the concerning implications for the achievement of SDG 15: Life on Land and, upon examining the supply and demand factors fuelling the trade, explores the potential of frontier technologies, particularly tethered aerostats, and other innovative means to address the challenge across countries. Finally, the authors offer policy recommendations that could improve protective mechanisms. They suggest that government stewardship and local community engagement needs to be urgently strengthened in order to enhance Ghana’s potential to restore the African rosewood and halt the loss of its remaining forests.
Keywords: Ghana, African rosewood, Kalakpa Resource Reserve, Conservation
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