The secondary impact of mining on primates and other medium to large mammals in forest reserves in southwestern Ghana

EH Owusu, BY Ofori, DK Attuquayefio - The Extractive Industries and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The upsurge of mining in Africa promises substantial economic development opportunities,
but poses serious threats to the continent's natural environment and rich biodiversity. We …

Can habitat quality index measured using the invest model explain variations in bird diversity in an urban area?

D Li, W Sun, F Xia, Y Yang, Y Xie - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biodiversity maintenance is a crucial ecosystem service. Due to time limits and data
availability, assessing biodiversity using indicators or models has become a hot topic in …

Analysis of geo-spatiotemporal data using machine learning algorithms and reliability enhancement for urbanization decision support

KO Hackman, X Li, D Asenso-Gyambibi… - … Journal of Digital …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
We present systematic analyses of the temporal dynamics of the growth of Kumasi, the
fastest growing city in Ghana using 20-year Landsat time-series data from 2000 to 2020 …

Proximity to forest mediates trade‐offs between yields and biodiversity of birds in oil palm smallholdings

KC Hamer, MA Sasu, L Ofosuhene, R Asare… - Biotropica, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There is much debate about how best to mitigate the effects of agricultural expansion on
biodiversity, especially in the tropics. Recent studies have emphasized that proximity to …

Implementing effective environmental policies for sustainable development: Insight into the implementation of the CBD in Ghana

TP Botchway - Cogent Social Sciences, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This article discusses the efforts made to ensure the implementation of the Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD) in Ghana. The discussion is based on analysis of primary data …

[PDF][PDF] Valuing biodiversity and forest habitat restoration in Kakum National Park in Ghana

MD Opoku, GK Vondolia, F Ahiakpor - efdinitiative.org
Conflicts in nature protection in developing countries are often a result of a difficult choice
between tourism development and environmental conservation in communities with difficult …

[PDF][PDF] The Extractive Industries and Society

EH Owusua, BY Oforia, DK Attuquayefioa - researchgate.net
The upsurge of mining in Africa promises substantial economic development opportunities,
but poses serious threats to the continent's natural environment and rich biodiversity. We …