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As a result deforestation and forest degradation emissions contribute about 12% of total anthropogenic CO 2 emissions updated from 20% Taking into account the large uncertainties in
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Africa Ghana s rainforest is being lost at an alarming rate according to a new report about the state of forests worldwide Global Forest Watch GFW used updated remote sensing and satellite data from the University of Maryland and estimates that there was a 60% increase in Ghana s primary rainforest loss in 2024 compared to 2024 the
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Habitat loss due to logging agricultural expansion mining hunting conflicts and diseases accounted for almost 60 percent of threats Of 112 forests dwelling primate populations 40 were threatened by overexploitation according to the study The Trend Can Be Reversed Group calls for planetary emergency
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a Soybean Production The biggest driver of deforestation under crop production is soybean production Only a small percentage of soy is used for human consumption whereas 70% to 75% of it is used as feed for animal farms Soy is used as a primary source of protein in livestock feed for cows chickens pigs as well as for farmed fish
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Ghana is well endowed with natural resources gold timber and cocoa the major sources of foreign exchange and recently discovered oil in commercial quantities The domestic economy continues to revolve around subsistence agriculture which accounts for percent of GDP and employs 56 percent of the work force mainly smallholders
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The deforestation rate for Ghana remains one of the highest in Africa at 315 145ha/year In other words Ghana loses approximately 420 000 football fields of forest every year Deforestation and degradation is driven by continued cocoa farm expansion and other types of agriculture coupled with a recent upsurge in illegal mining and logging³
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About 14% of the total permanent forest estates in Ghana are without adequate forest cover The worse affected areas are the Moist Semi deciduous North west and South east subtype Forest Zones These are the results of both forest fires and logging damage
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The Cooking Fuel Sector in Ghana The loss of forest cover in Ghana caused by forest degradation and to a lesser extent deforestation was estimated at 2 per year National REDD Secretariat of Ghana 2024 Between 1990 and 2024 Ghana lost 33 of its forests between 115 400 and 135 400 hectares per year FAO 2024 229
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Ghana records alarming 60 rise in forest loss report there is more cause for alarm as ghana is said to have recorded 60 percent rise in forest loss between 2024 and 2024 according to the global forest watch this rate of forest cover loss is the highest in the world the forest losses in ghana were more than twice that of next country neighbouring
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What are 3 main causes of forest degradation There are a few main drivers of forest degradation One is climate change higher temperatures and unpredictable weather patterns increase the risk and severity of forest fires pest infestation and disease But the main cause of forest degradation is unsustainable and illegal logging
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Land Degradation Ghana has 35% of its land under threat of desertification As a result of land degradation grasslands woodlands and forests are being lost while natural water bodies are drying up due to prolonged droughts and sedimentation of water courses The annual cost of land degradation in Ghana is estimated at USD billion
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The rate of forest loss in the country is so extensive and rapid and so it is therefore a challenge to get the exact figures for the rate of deforestation Benhin Barbier 2024 Causes of Deforestation in Ghana The rate of deforestation in Ghana over the years has been attributed to number of factors in different studies and reports
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conversion of forest to another land use or the long term reduction of the tree canopy cover below the minimum 10 percent threshold while forest degradation is defined as the changes within the forest which negatively affect the structure or function of the stand or site and thereby lower the capacity to
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worldwide 185 million hectares mha of forest experienced a partial reduction of tree canopy cover more than 20 percent but less than 90 percent as measured at 250 meter [m] resolution via satellite imagery between 2024 and 2024 affecting 5 percent of global forest area 1 common causes of partial canopy cover loss include fire wood …
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Degradation refers to a direct decline in forest carbon stocks that do not result in deforestation which is defined as when the tree cover in an area is reduced below 10 to 30 percent and involves the conversion of land into other uses such as for agriculture Human driven causes include timber harvesting wood fuel collection and fires
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For example between 2024 2024 Ghana recorded an average annual deforestation rate of % in the southern high forest zones of cocoa producing areas where between 2024 and 2024 close to 110 000 ha of forests were lost to agricultural lands annually O Sullivan et al 2024
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The traditional slash and burn method of agriculture logging annual wildfires and recently commissioned open cast mining are the major disturbing factors that have diminished vegetation extent and composition in the southern ecoregions Degraded forests continued to decrease in area losing 17 percent of their cover between 1975 and 2024
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This paper addresses forest edge degradation and 1 proposes a low cost methodology for assessing forest edge degradation surrounding deforestation 2 using the method provides estimates of gross carbon emissions from forest degradation surrounding and caused by alluvial mining in Guyana and 3 compares emissions from mining degradation
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The cost of environmental degradation to the economy of Ghana is estimated at 10 percent of GDP as water and air pollution deforestation and desertification continue to take their toll Ghana s
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Air Pollution Air pollution is a substantial causal factor for forest degradation Pollution of the air by harmful gases and emissions leads to atmospheric acidification and acid rain that causes damage to trees and vegetation cover Acid rain destroys the leaves of trees and vegetations needed for photosynthesis and alters the acidity of the
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The Ghana Forest Investment Programme The Forest Investment Programme FIP is a targeted programme under the Strategic Climate Fund SCF of the Climate Investment Fund CIF The FIP aims to finance country specific efforts to address the underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation and to overcome barriers that have hindered
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Also between 2024 and 2024 the rate of forest change increased by % to % per annum The recent FAO 2024 report has estimated Ghana s deforestation at 135 395 ha per year Causes of deforestation The causes of deforestation are numerous interrelated and complex in nature Most causes can be linked to livelihood and development
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This has implications for forest loss and biodiversity About 20% of Ghana s tropical high forest area where cocoa and maize are grown consists of forest reserves created to serve both protective and productive functions
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An analysis of satellite data published earlier this year by based World Resource Institute WRI found Ghana experienced the biggest relative increase in primary forest loss of all tropical
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Reports have shown that 7 and million ha of agricultural land are degraded annually with more than 40% of the severely degraded land in Africa The issue of degradation is more severe in Africa than any other continent as the majority of the people s livelihood is highly dependent on natural resources such as forest and agricultural products
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Consequently this process of unsustainable development has caused irreparable damage resulting in deforestation land degradation air and water pollution soil erosion overgrazing and destruction of bio diversity among others Successive governments and people of Ghana have come to realize that the process of
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In Ghana the net annual loss of forest cover is estimated at 2% with forest degradation generally acknowledged as more prevalent as compared to deforestation
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The findings of the study indicate that gold extraction for export population growth and logging increase the rate of forest depletion for the study period More significantly population
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The results provide evidence that the urban forests in the Greater Accra Region GAR of Ghana have been depleted Overall 44% argued that the depletion of the forests is high 30% indicated that the depletion is moderate while 26% indicated that the depletion is low
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Ghana recorded annual deforestation rates of % % % and % for the periods 1990 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 and 2024 2024 respectively annual deforestation rate = total deforestation for a period/period of deforestation 100 [19] and various studies have demonstrated similar trends especially within Ghana s forest reserves [14 31]
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