Fire-smart landscape approach in Ghana
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Fire is an integral tool for land use and management in Ghana Reduce the cost of labor in a farm Control some pests and diseases and livestock parasites Produces ash containing highly soluble nutrients to improve crop yields For trapping game
Fire-smart landscape approach in Ghana
- 1. #GLFClimate Fire-smart landscape approach in Ghana Kwame Appiah Owusu & Mercy Owusu Ansah Global Landscape Forum 12 November 2022 Session: Fire-smart landscapes as promising approach for effective adaptation and mitigation
- 2. Fire-Smart Landscape governance Programme Tropenbos International Vision: Reduced or eliminated risk of wildfire events for the benefits of sustainable use of forest and trees in climate smart landscapes Approach: Applying a landscape approach for fire management
- 3. Fire is an integral tool for land use and management in Ghana Reduce the cost of labor in a farm Control some pests and diseases and livestock parasites Produces ash containing highly soluble nutrients to improve crop yields For trapping game Introduction
- 4. Poor fire management practices result in widespread wildfire events, coupled with increasing warming weather conditions. Understanding traditional peoples fire practices, knowledge and perceptions on fire use can help develop fire-smart alternative actions toward fire use and behavior. Introduction
- 5. Why fire-smart landscape approach in Ghana Proposes social solutions for the social construct of the wildfire problem. Conciliates interests from different actors through the establishment of agreements. Builds trust between citizens and organizations. Makes suppression activities easier and more efficacious. Introduces and maintains wildfire risk reduction in the daily life of people without additional costs, so easier to maintain through the time.
- 6. How Tropenbos Ghana is reducing the risk of wildfires? Multistakeholder platforms (Ghana National Fire Service, Forestry Commission, COCOBOD, Police, etc.). Working with Indigenous people Community fire volunteer (CFV) squads. Prevention campaigns for the public, school pupils, and villages Community adoption of rules (bye-laws) i.e.: Burning starts after 2-3 rains at the end of the dry season in March.
- 7. Way forward Resource and intensify multistakeholder platforms for intercultural exchange and participatory dialogue between stakeholders. Building knowledge and capability through training of local communities on firefighting. Develop incentives (a certification system) for areas organized as FSL to support and compensate individuals, communities, and organizations for their efforts to reduce and maintain wildfire risk at low levels Distribution of fire-resistant tree seedlings to farmers to plant. Support hunters with an alternative source of livelihood i.e. animal rearing.
- 8. Thank you Kwame Appiah Owusu & Mercy Owusu Ansah kaowusu@tropenbosgh.org & mercyowusuansah@yahoo.com For questions about the Tropenbos programme please contact Rosalien Jezeer Rosalien.Jezeer@tropenbos.org