There are numerous benefits that green spaces bring to the environment, and it is one of the reasons AFEI advocates for a lot of them in our various communities, especially in urban areas where industries take the space meant for forest covers.
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Ghana River Frog
Listed as Near Threatened as the species is close to qualifying for Vulnerable under B2ab(iii) because of its estimated area of occupancy (AOO) of 2,000-2,500 km2, the ongoing decline in the quality and extent of its habitat, which is thought to divide the species into eleven or fewer threat-defined locations.
Consciously rediscovering nature
As a developing nation that prides itself in its greenery, one would have anticipated to have a lot of such fields or areas that would connect humans to their natural environment, but it is not the case. Aboriginal activist, Bobby McLeod asserted that ‘’when the earth is sick and polluted human health is impossible…
The cons and causes of particle pollution in Ghana
Particle pollution or particulate matter (P.M.), is defined as a complex mixture of extremely small particles and liquid droplets that get into the air. Outdoor pollution is a mixture of chemicals, particulate matter, and biological materials that react with each other to form tiny hazardous particles.
Restocking our Carbon Sink
It is worth noting that the Ghanaian people have been engaging themselves acts that continuously pose threat to Ghana’s natural resources at varying degrees. We have been losing our forest cover to the logging of trees for timber and burning of charcoal, which has been going on for years without replacement/replanting.
Acting on climate
With just one rainfall season, the upper west region happens to be one of Ghana’s driest regions with temperatures sometimes reaching as high as 40°C.