Jamii Ecotourism katika Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary, Ghana

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. (Chanzo: S. Symon)
    Site

    kijiji cha Tafi Atome ina zaidi ya 1000 wakazi na iko ndani ya Wilaya ya Hohoe wa Mkoa wa Volta ya Ghana. Residents speak Ewe. The village is surrounded by a sacred grove of approximately 28 ina. The grove is a semi-deciduous forest and lies within the forest-savannah transitional zone. It is immediately surrounded by grassland and cultivated farmland. Ashera inafaa katika IUCN yaliyohifadhiwa Jamii IV, makazi na / au aina eneo usimamizi. eneo ni ulinzi na 2006 Hohoe Wilaya ya sheria ndogo kwa thamani yake kuu kama makazi kwa nyani takatifu mona (Cercopithecus mona mona).

    Kulingana na wakazi, takriban 200 miaka iliyopita, mababu wa wakazi wa eneo hilo tafi Atome ni akasema kuwa wamehamia kutoka Assini kati Ghana Wilaya Hohoe. Walileta sanamu au fetish kwamba iliwekwa katika msitu takatifu katika tafi Atome, ili kuweka, ni salama na baridi. msitu mara moja kuwa takatifu na hivyo kulindwa. 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.

    Vitisho

    Katika miaka ya 1980, mitaa kiongozi wa Kikristo ilileta kupinga maoni na sheria ya jadi, ambayo imesababisha kuzorota kwa uhusiano wa kiroho na misitu fetish na mmomonyoko wa ulinzi wa jadi. Wakazi kukata miti faida kiuchumi, hasa karibu na shamba takatifu, mpaka shirika la kuhifadhi mazingira kusaidiwa re-kuthibitisha ulinzi wa Ashera katika miaka ya 1990. Kuna unaoendelea shinikizo kutoka kwa wakazi wa mitaa ya wazi ya misitu kwa ajili ya mashamba na kukata miti. Pia kuna utalii shinikizo kulisha nyani mona.

    Hali ya
    Kutishiwa, there is on-going pressure from local residents to clear the forests for farmland.

    Muungano
    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.

    Action
    Katika 1995, the Accra-based Nature Conservation Research Centre visited the village of Tafi Atome and found the sacred forest in a state of degradation. Katika 1996, a community-based ecotourism project was started in the village. Katika 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 na 2006.

    Uhifadhi wa Vyombo vya
    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. (Chanzo: A. Ormsby)

    Sheria na Sera

    Describe the most important policies and law that support or hinder the conservation of sacred natural sites and species. Katika 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.

    Matokeo
    Community members participating in the 2004 na 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 (mfano. fetish priest, chiefs) and used for community development, compensation for the landowners of the sanctuary, and educational funds.

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