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| |Habitat encroachment due to agriculture (Quansah P. K., pers. comm. 2023). | | |Habitat encroachment due to agriculture (Quansah P. K., pers. comm. 2023). |
− | |Ongoing (2023) | + | |1974-Ongoing (2023) |
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| |3. Energy production & mining | | |3. Energy production & mining |
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| |5.69 human signs/km | | |5.69 human signs/km |
| |Cartridge cases and wire snares (Danquah, E. pers. comm. 2022). Poaching of wildlife which includes illegal entry with guns to kill wildlife and setting of traps like wire snares (Quansah P. K., pers. comm. 2023). | | |Cartridge cases and wire snares (Danquah, E. pers. comm. 2022). Poaching of wildlife which includes illegal entry with guns to kill wildlife and setting of traps like wire snares (Quansah P. K., pers. comm. 2023). |
− | |Ongoing (2023) | + | |1935-Ongoing (2023) |
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| |6. Human intrusion & disturbance | | |6. Human intrusion & disturbance |
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| |Hunting for tree Hyrax with the use of fires, resulting sometimes in bushfires (Quansah P. K., pers. comm. 2023). | | |Hunting for tree Hyrax with the use of fires, resulting sometimes in bushfires (Quansah P. K., pers. comm. 2023). |
− | |Ongoing (2023) | + | |1935-Ongoing (2023) |
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| |8. Invasive & other problematic species, genes, diseases | | |8. Invasive & other problematic species, genes, diseases |
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| |5.6. Conduct regular anti-poaching patrols | | |5.6. Conduct regular anti-poaching patrols |
| |Wildlife patrol teams regularly conduct law enforcement duties within and around the protected area (Danquah, E., 2022). Anti-poaching operations (day, night and long patrols) (Ofori-Amanfo pers. obs. 2023). | | |Wildlife patrol teams regularly conduct law enforcement duties within and around the protected area (Danquah, E., 2022). Anti-poaching operations (day, night and long patrols) (Ofori-Amanfo pers. obs. 2023). |
− | |Ongoing (2023) | + | |1974-Ongoing (2023) |
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| |6. Human intrusion & disturbance | | |6. Human intrusion & disturbance |
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| |10.1. Educate local communities about primates and sustainable use | | |10.1. Educate local communities about primates and sustainable use |
| |Conservation education and outreach programmes in communities around the Park (Ofori-Amanfo pers. obs. 2023). | | |Conservation education and outreach programmes in communities around the Park (Ofori-Amanfo pers. obs. 2023). |
− | |Ongoing (2023) | + | |2000-Ongoing (2023) |
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| |10.2. Involve local community in primate research and conservation management | | |10.2. Involve local community in primate research and conservation management |
| |Communities around the park are aggregated into 10 Community Resource Management Areas (CREMAs) where they have a constitution and management plans backed by the local government to regulate the use of their natural resources and also help protect the protected area from human entering (Quansah P. K., pers. comm. 2023). | | |Communities around the park are aggregated into 10 Community Resource Management Areas (CREMAs) where they have a constitution and management plans backed by the local government to regulate the use of their natural resources and also help protect the protected area from human entering (Quansah P. K., pers. comm. 2023). |
− | |Ongoing (2023) | + | |1974-Ongoing (2023) |
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| |11. Habitat Protection | | |11. Habitat Protection |
| |11.2. Legally protect primate habitat | | |11.2. Legally protect primate habitat |
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− | |Ongoing (2023) | + | |1935-Ongoing (2023) |
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| |13. Livelihood; Economic & Other Incentives | | |13. Livelihood; Economic & Other Incentives |
| |13.2. Provide non-monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g. better education, infrastructure development) | | |13.2. Provide non-monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g. better education, infrastructure development) |
− | |Tropenbus Ghana, UNESCO, and SNV Ghana support income generating activities such as beekeeping and honey processing, palm oil processing, soap production, snail farming, and mushroom cultivation (Quansah P. K., pers. comm. 2023). | + | |Tropenbos Ghana, UNESCO, NCRC, and SNV Ghana support income generating activities such as beekeeping and honey processing, palm oil processing, soap production, snail farming, and mushroom cultivation (Quansah P. K., pers. comm. 2023). |
− | |Ongoing (2023) | + | |1993-Ongoing (2023) |
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| + | |13. Livelihood; Economic & Other Incentives |
| + | |13.2. Provide non-monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g. better education, infrastructure development) |
| + | |Provision of school and other infrastructural development (Quansah P. K., pers. comm. 2023). |
| + | |1974-Ongoing (2023) |
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| Cite as: Danquah, E., Ofori-Amanfo, R. & Papa Kwaw Quansah (2023) Bia Conservation Area. A.P.E.S. Wiki. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from https://wiki.iucnapesportal.org/index.php/Bia_Conservation_Area | | Cite as: Danquah, E., Ofori-Amanfo, R. & Papa Kwaw Quansah (2023) Bia Conservation Area. A.P.E.S. Wiki. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from https://wiki.iucnapesportal.org/index.php/Bia_Conservation_Area |
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