Role of values in a community-based conservation initiative in Northern Ghana
| dc.contributor.author | Robinson, Lance W. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ampadu Sasu, Kwame | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-30T12:22:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-05-30T12:22:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this paper we demonstrate the importance of non-economic values to community-based conservation by presenting findings from research into Kunlog Community Resource Management Area (CREMA) in northern Ghana. One of the central motivations for creating the CREMA was to reinforce a traditional taboo on bushbuck, and while some respondents mentioned the possibility of eventually attracting tourists, the primary desire behind the CREMA is to protect bushbuck and other wildlife for future generations. Several respondents emphasized wanting children and grandchildren to be able to grow up seeing the wildlife. Material benefits should not be the sole focus of those involved in promoting and legislating frameworks for community-based conservation-frameworks such as Ghana’s CREMA policy. Government frameworks for the creation, registration, and regulation of conservation initiatives should be flexible and able to accommodate diverse community-based conservation initiatives driven from a variety of mixes of motivations, including motivations deriving from non-material values. | en |
| dc.format | Text | en |
| dc.format.extent | 1 digital file (26 p.) | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | Application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10625/51247 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | GHANA | en |
| dc.subject | NATURE CONSERVATION | en |
| dc.subject | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION | en |
| dc.subject | TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE | en |
| dc.subject | ECONOMIC ASPECTS | en |
| dc.title | Role of values in a community-based conservation initiative in Northern Ghana | en |
| dc.type | Journal Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
| idrc.dspace.access | IDRC Only | en |
| idrc.noaccess | Due to copyright restrictions the full text of this research output is not available in the IDRC Digital Library or by request from the IDRC Library. / Compte tenu des restrictions relatives au droit d'auteur, le texte intégral de cet extrant de recherche n'est pas accessible dans la Bibliothèque numérique du CRDI, et il n'est pas possible d'en faire la demande à la Bibliothéque du CRDI. | en |
| idrc.project.componentnumber | 104518012 | |
| idrc.project.number | 104518 | |
| idrc.project.title | International Community-University Research Alliance Program (ICURA) | en |
| idrc.rims.adhocgroup | IDRC SUPPORTED | en |