Co-management of community-based natural resources in Ghana: a study on the Buabeng-Fiema monkey sanctuary

ABSTRACT

Using a qualitative approach, this study assessed the contribution of state and community initiatives to the sustainable management of the Buabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary (BFMS) in Ghana. The study found an evolving trend in the management of the sanctuary from its earlier ineffective sole community and state-led management models to the current co-management model involving communities’ representatives and state actors. The co-management model was widely seen as being more effective as it facilitates effective planning, policy formulation, revenue mobilization and utilization, monitoring, and evaluation as well as protecting the environment and wildlife resources.

KEYWORDS:

• Co-management of natural resources
• community-natural resource management
• Buabeng fiema monkey sanctuary
• sustainable management
• wildlife resources

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Notes

1. Through the co-management model adopted by the BFMS, a percentage of the fees charged from ecotourists by the Forest Services Division of the Forestry Commission of Ghana goes to the community in the form of royalties to promote local development.