A Rocha Ghana

Yellow flower pg 1A Rocha Ghana (formerly the Eden Conservation Society) became an A Rocha national organisation in July 2003.  Recognizing the inextricable link between modern man and the survival of the Earth’s flora and fauna, we aim to preserve important wildlife areas through collaboration with local communities whose livelihoods depend on sustainable harvesting. A Rocha Ghana carries out research for the conservation and restoration of the natural world and organizes environmental education programmes for people of all ages.

We have conducted various elephant surveys in the Kakum and Dadieso protected areas, sponsored tree planting and soil management training throughout Kumasi and the Northern Region, as well as clean up exercises and field excursions for the 1500 children who are members of our environmental education clubs around Mole National Park.  Through the Community Resource Management Programme, another major focus of our conservation effort involves assisting the diversification and development of locally relevant income generating activities for communities located on the fringes of nationally important ecological areas. From the introduction of bee-keeping skills, to Gari processing and Shea nut extraction machines, dry season gardening, and eco-tourism, the idea is that, by empowering subsistence communities to be responsible stewards and manage their own resources, environmental preservation will naturally follow.

ghana-landscape-page-1Our current projects include:

  • Savannaland Destination Tourism Programme (2008 -2010)
  • Climate Stewards Tree Planting Project (2006-2010)
  • Community Resource Management Programme (2007-2010)
  • Village Tree  Enterprise (2007-2009)
  • Monitoring Matters Carnivore Conservation (2007-2008)
  • Elephant Conservation and Corridor Creation (2007-2008)
  • Environmental Education (2007-2008)

A Rocha Ghana has branches and programmes operating throughout the country including our headquarters in Accra, offices in Damongo and Kumasi, sites at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi,  at the University of Cape Coast, as well as the University of Development Studies in Tamale, and many rural communities throughout Northern Ghana.  All our work is funded by the generous contributions of Climate Stewards, NC-IUCN, SNV the Netherlands Development Organization, Tree Aid, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the British High Commission and ST-EP Foundation (Partnership of UNWTO and SNV Global)
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