Local communities’ willingness to pay for increasing the status of a Forest Reserve in Ghana to a National Park

Local communities’ willingness to pay for increasing the status of a Forest Reserve in Ghana to a National Park

Atewa Forest Reserve is a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area and Important Bird Area in Ghana. The reserve has lost over 10% and 35% of its close canopy and buffer zone respectively in the last twenty years. Increasing the status of the reserve to a National Park with a buffer zone has been reco...

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Main Authors: Michael Ansong, Joana Akua Serwaa Ameyaw, Kwadwo Boakye Boadu, Sedomda Kpikpitse, Emmanuel Acheampong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Social Sciences and Humanities Open
Subjects:
Economic valuation
Forest economics
Biodiversity conservation
Stated preference method
Atewa forest reserve
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291123001213

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