Kalakpa Game Production Reserve Explained
| Kalakpa Game Production Reserve |
| Iucn Category: | VI |
| Map: | Ghana |
| Relief: | 1 |
| Location: | Ghana |
| Area Km2: | 320 |
Kalakpa Game Production Reserve is a 32,020 ha forest reserve in Ghana.[1] [2] [3]
History
The protected area was founded in 1975 by the Ghanaian government, located on the foothills of the Togo Mountains in the Ho Municipal Area.[4] Before this area became an animal reserve, it served mainly as a preferred hunting area for expatriates in Ghana.
Geography
The reserve is located in the south-eastern part of the country, about 120 km north-east of the capital Accra and about 30 km south of the Volta Regional capital, Ho.[5]
Environment
The reserve lies within the forest/savanna ecotone and contains several rocky hills. The vegetation is dominated by dry Borassus–Combretum woodland crossed by galleries of dry semi-deciduous rainforest.It has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of many bird species.[6]
Threats
- In 2009, there were reports of encroachments on the Kalakpa Resource Reserve.[7]
- Also in 2016 there were reports of illegal logging at the Kalakpa Resource Reserve in the Volta Region, with the risks of the Reserve losing most of its trees.[8]
- In 2018 the Regional Minister said force would have to be considered to relocate the encroachers. About 28 communities with a population of about 2,000, from the four districts hosting the reserve; Adaklu, Ho West, North, and Central Tongu, who were inhabiting the Reserve illegally.[9] [10]
Notes and References
- Web site: VOLTA REGION . Ghana Embassy - Japan . 15 January 2017.
- Web site: Kalakpa Protected Planet. Protected Planet. 2018-09-30.
- Web site: Status Report for Ghana's Kalakpa Resource Reserve.
- Web site: Volta Region Embassy of The Republic of Ghana - Denmark. ghanaembassy.dk. 2019-05-18.
- Web site: Volta Region - About Ghana . Peace FM . 15 January 2017.
- Web site: Kalakpa Resource Reserve. . 2024. BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024-11-23.
- Web site: Kalakpa Resource Reserve under siege by encroachers. ghanaweb.com. 30 November 2001 . en. 2019-05-18.
- Web site: Illegal loggers invade Kalakpa Resource Reserve. graphic.com.gh. 2019-05-18. 2016-02-18.
- Web site: Kalakpa Reserve Settlers to relocate to resettlement sites by 2018 - News Ghana. Ghana. News. newsghana.com.gh/. 29 June 2017 . en-US. 2019-05-18.
- Web site: Communities on Kalakpa Reserve to be resettled by 2018. BusinessGhana. 2019-05-18.
