Parks and reserves of Ghana: Management Effectiveness ... - IUCN

Table 2: The Wildlife Protected Areas of Ghana
Protected Area Size ha Vegetation Type
Nini-Suhien National Park/
Ankasa Game Production Reserve
Kakum National Park/Assin
Attandanso Resource Reserve
50 900 Wet Evergreen Forest
36 000 Moist Evergreen Forest
Bia National Park 30 600
Transition zone between Moist Evergreen
Forest and Semi Deciduous Forest
Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary 1 300 Forest
Mole National Park 457 700 Savannah
Digya National Park 3 478 Savannah
Bui National Park 181 290 Savannah
Gbele Resource Reserve 565 Savannah
Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve 38 500 Savannah
Kalakpa Resource Reserve 32 000 Savannah
Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary 5 300 Savannah
Shai Hills Resource Reserve 5 100 Savannah
Kyabobo National Park 22 000 Montaine Savannah
RAMSAR Sites Area ha Vegetation Type
Anlo-Keta 127 280 Coastal Wetland
Songor 28 740 Coastal Wetland
Densu Delta 4 620 Coastal Wetland
Muni Lagoon 90 000 Coastal Wetland
Sakumo 1 340 Coastal Wetland
It is important to systematically evaluate management effectiveness of PAs since this should,
apart from yielding reliable information for effective resource allocation, keep management on
track to accomplish the goals for which the PAs were established. As part of Ghana's
commitment to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), parties are obliged to evaluate
management effectiveness of at least 30% of protected areas by 2010.
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