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Ghana: Woody (forest) patches

Ghana: Woody (forest) patches

Jun 26, 2017

Created by Jackson Nyarko

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Description: Ghana map showing heavily woody patches (grey) and less woody patches (green).
This demonstrates how natural desertification (or deforestation) and over exploitation of forest resources, are destroying the biodiversity of Ghana.

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Credits: Jackson Nyarko_assignment for SCP MOOC

Use Constraints: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

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Tags: ghana, wood, forests, over exploitation of forest resources, desertification

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Jackson Nyarko

Environmental Consultant with EcoCare Waste Initiatives

Jackson Nyarko is Ghanaian. He is an Entomologist by discipline but works actively in the Ghana Education service as a high school biology teacher, also in the Environment sector as president and resource management strategist for EcoCare Waste Initiatives.Tell: +233249005270;...