conservation international training workshop on chm csir - accra may 11 – 15, 2009 nicholas jengre...

Conservation InternationalConservation International

Training Workshop on CHM

CSIR - Accra

May 11 – 15, 2009

Nicholas Jengre

Conservation International - Ghana

Conservation InternationalConservation International- Our Mission- Our Mission

Our mission is to conserve the earth’s living natural heritage, our global

biodiversity, and to demonstrate that human societies can live

harmoniously with nature.

Nicholas JengreConservation International - Ghana

Biodiversity Initiatives –Biodiversity Initiatives –Priority Setting Workshop in 1999Priority Setting Workshop in 1999

• Kakum National Park Canopy Walkway• Human Wildlife Conflict• Cocoa Agroforestry Initiative• Southwest Ghana Project – 13 GSBAs• Key Biodiversity Areas• Incorporating biodiversity into mining• Environmental Education • National Biodiversity Strategy for Ghana•Bushmeat Awareness Campaign

Conservation International’s Work in Ghana

• CI and partners

•Secured the park and developed it into classical ecotourism destination with all the attractions

KNP Canopy Walkway

Human Wildlife ConflictHuman Wildlife Conflict Elephant numbers in the Kakum park increased As long distance animals the elephants began to destroy

nearby crops CI brought together anti-crop raiding experts with

support from FAO CI also trained some environmentalists from Sierra Leon,

Ivory Coast on anti-crop raiding methods Technical and Farmers manual produced and available

Cocoa Agroforestry Initiative

Conservation Cocoa Agroforestry Project• Background

• Stakeholders

• Farm practices

• Lessons learnt

•Supported the FSD

•Pillaring carried out

•Management plans developed and available

Management Plans for 13 GSBAs – SW/G

Key Biodiversity Areas - KBAs

Background Biodiversity under siege Most effective response – safeguard important

sites for biodiversity Expand IBAs criteria and methodology to other

taxonomic groups Builds upon success of IBAs framework Require quantitative, justifiable, globally

consistent targets for conservation at the site scale

Integrating Biodiversity Integrating Biodiversity into Mining Activitiesinto Mining Activities

Field Activities:

- Biological Surveys

- Stakeholder Engagement

- Community Biodiversity Use

- Education and Awareness creation

- Restoration

- Biodiversity Offset

Stakeholder Engagement

Local – DA, communities etc National – Govt. agencies etc International – IFC etc

Community Biodiversity Use

Products• Participatory Methodology• CBU Assessment –Akyem • CBU Assessment - Ahafo South

Awareness Creation & Educ.

Target Groups• Staff of Company• Communities • General Public • Media• Special Groups- Civil Society etc

Restoration/Rehabilitation

Main Activities• Identification of tree species • Establishment of nursery• Community Seed Hunting Gangs • Design of Nursery Site • Training of Rehabilitation Team

Rapid Biological Assessment - RAP

Taxonomic Areas: - Plants - Birds- Mammals - Ants- Fishes - Streams - Butterflies - Katydids- Amphibians and Reptiles

Alcoa – Atewa FRNewmont Ajenjua Bepo FR Mamang River FR

Websites/Links• http://newmontghana.com/images/stories/pdf/community_biodiversity_use_as

sessment-ahafo_south_ci_ghana.pdf

• http://newmontghana.com/images/stories/pdf/community_biodiversity_use_assessment-akyem_ci_ghana.pdf

• http://newmontghana.com/images/stories/pdf/participatory_methodology_for_assessing_community_biodiversity_use_ci_ghana.pdf

• http://www.globalconservation.info/wbdb/login.php

• http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/Jennifer-McCullough/A-Rapid-Biological-Assessment-of-the-Atewa/1934151092.html

• http://search.barnesandnoble.com/A-Biological-Assessment-of-the-Terrestrial-Ecosystems-of-the-Draw-River-Boi-Tano-Tano-Nimiri-and-Krokosua-Hills-Forest-Reserves-Southwestern-Ghana/Jennifer-McCullough/e/9781881173908

• http://www.nhbs.com/conservation_international_rapid_assessment_program_bulletin_of_biological_tefno_118667.html