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| Racheal Opoku-Afriyie, MSc. Student BSc Forest Resource Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. Email: racheal.opoku-afriyie@mail.mcgill.ca
Interests: Forest Conservation, Community-Based Natural Resource Management, Ecotourism, Environmental and Conservation Policies
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Research Summary:
Impact of Community-Based Natural Resource Management on the Livelihoods of Local Communities in Mole National Park, Ghana
A sixth of the world's population depend on forests for ecosystem services to improve their standard of living. Despite global recognition of the importance of forests, forest areas are rapidly declining and community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) has become an essential part of the global biodiversity conservation plan. Aimed at encouraging local participation and involvement in natural resource management, this strategy seeks to balance conservation with the socio-economic needs of forest dependent communities. In Northern Ghana, the existence of CBNRM initiatives within protected areas raises complex challenges for the livelihoods of rural communities such as inadequate benefit sharing and restricted access to forest resources. As these CBNRM policies and initiatives continue to evolve, there is a pressing need to understand how these transformations impact the livelihoods of rural communities that fringe the Mole National Park.
My research seeks to assess specific CBNRM initiatives in Northern Ghana, their contribution to community livelihoods and the roles played by institutional or legal frameworks and stakeholders in the successful implementation of these CBNRM initiatives.
Awards and Scholarships:
McCall-MacBain Scholarship (2023 -2025)
Graduate Excellence Award (2023 – 2025)
McGill Graduate Mobility Award 2024
Publications:
Still to come.
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