Pobal-bhunaithe Ecotourism ag Tafi Atome moncaí Tearmann, Gána

The main road through Tafi Atome Village in the Volta region in Ghana. The sacred grove known as a ‘Monkey Sanctuary’ harbours a population of endemic monkeys and has been protected and restored by the local people through an eco-tourism project. (Foinse: S. Symon)
    Suíomh

    Tá an sráidbhaile Tafi Atome thar 1000 chónaitheoirí agus tá sé suite laistigh de Cheantar Hohoe an Réigiúin Volta de Gána. Residents speak Ewe. The village is surrounded by a sacred grove of approximately 28 Tá. The grove is a semi-deciduous forest and lies within the forest-savannah transitional zone. It is immediately surrounded by grassland and cultivated farmland. N-oireann an garrán isteach an IUCN cosanta limistéar Catagóir IV, gnáthóg agus / nó sa réimse bainistíochta speiceas. Tá an limistéar cosanta le 2006 Hohoe Dúiche bylaw le haghaidh a luach is mó mar ghnáthóg do naofa mhoncaí Mona (Cercopithecus Mona Mona).

    Dar le cónaitheoirí, thart ar 200 bliain ó shin, an sinsear an áitritheoirí an cheantair Atome Tafi a rá go bhfuil migrated ó Assini i nGána lárnach leis an Dúiche Hohoe. Thug siad leo ar idol nó fetish a cuireadh san fhoraois naofa i Tafi Atome, d'fhonn a choimeád slán agus fuarú. Bhí an fhoraois a mheas láithreach naofa agus dá bhrí sin a chosaint. A short time after their arrival in the area, the village residents began to notice monkeys that they believed they had seen in their original region of Assini, and therefore believed that the monkeys had followed them. The monkeys were henceforth considered ‘representatives of the gods’, and protected as sacred.

    Bagairtí

    Sna 1980í, ina cheannaire Críostaí áitiúil a tugadh tuairimí freasúracha le dlí traidisiúnta, a ba chúis le meath na naisc spioradálta leis an foraoise fetish agus creimeadh cosaint traidisiúnta. Cónaitheoirí a ghearradh síos crainn inmharthana go heacnamaíoch, go háirithe ar fud an Grove naofa, go dtí chabhraigh eagraíocht timpeallachta ath-dhaingniú cosaint an garrán sna 1990í. Tá brú leanúnach ó chónaitheoirí áitiúla go soiléir na foraoisí i leith talamh feirme agus chun crainn a ghearradh. There is also tourism pressure to feed the mona monkeys.

    Stádas
    Faoi bhagairt, there is on-going pressure from local residents to clear the forests for farmland.

    Comhghuaillíocht
    The community, including the Tourism Management Committee, works with organizations including the Nature Conservation Research Centre (NCRC) to pursue tourism in order to preserve the natural and cultural heritage of the sacred grove.

    Gníomh
    I 1995, the Accra-based Nature Conservation Research Centre visited the village of Tafi Atome and found the sacred forest in a state of degradation. I 1996, a community-based ecotourism project was started in the village. I 1997, mahogany trees were planted to demarcate the boundary of the sanctuary in order to halt future encroachment of farmland upon the forest edge. 1n 1998, a tourist welcome centre was built to serve as the first point of contact for tourists arriving at the village. It was funded by the community and by external donors. The opinion of the villagers was evaluated in surveys between 2004 agus 2006.

    Uirlisí Caomhnaithe
    Mention the conservation tools or approaches that have been used or developed to support the work on the sacred natural sites. These can be tools or methods used for inventory or monitoring of plants and animals or for developing community capacity and strengthening of cultural values of the site and its people. The use of planning tools and guidelines should also be mentioned, for example the IUCN UNESCO Sacred Natural Sites Guidelines for Protected Area Managers by Wild and McLeod.

    Tafi Atome Village in the Volta region in Ghana contains a sacred grove known as the ‘Monkey Sanctuary’. The Sanctuary harbours a population of endemic monkeys which have have been protected for many generations. (Foinse: A. Ormsby)

    Dlí agus Beartas

    Describe the most important policies and law that support or hinder the conservation of sacred natural sites and species. I 2006, the Hohoe District passed official bylaws including restrictions to enter the forest sanctuary, to damage trees, to farm within the protected area, or to kill animals in the grove.

    Torthaí
    Community members participating in the 2004 agus 2006 surveys said the cultural values of the community have improved as a result of tourism promotion. The arrival of tourists has also brought tourism income, which is distributed among stakeholders (e.g. fetish priest, chiefs) and used for community development, compensation for the landowners of the sanctuary, and educational funds.

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