Громадські Екотуризм у Тафі Atome Мавпа Sanctuary, Гана

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. (Джерело: S. Symon)
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    Село Тафі Atome має більш 1000 жителів і знаходиться в межах Hohoe районний Вольта в Гані. Residents speak Ewe. The village is surrounded by a sacred grove of approximately 28 є. The grove is a semi-deciduous forest and lies within the forest-savannah transitional zone. It is immediately surrounded by grassland and cultivated farmland. Рощі вписується в МСОП території, що охороняється Категорія IV, місць проживання та / або галузі управління видами. Територія охороняється 2006 Hohoe району постанову для його головна цінність в якості місць проживання мавп священними Мона (Cercopithecus Mona Mona).

    За словами мешканців, приблизно 200 років тому, Предки жителів області Tafi Atome, як кажуть, мігрували з Assini в центральній Гани в районний Hohoe. Вони привезли з собою ідола або фетиша, який був поміщений в священний ліс у Tafi Atome, для того, щоб тримати його в безпеці і прохолодно. У лісі було негайно вважається священним і тому захищені. 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.

    Загрози

    У 1980-х роках, місцевого християнського лідера принесли протилежні погляди на традиційне право, , Які призвели до погіршення духовні зв'язки з лісовими фетиш і ерозія традиційних захисту. Жителі скоротити економічно життєздатних дерев, особливо навколо священної гайку, поки екологічна організація не допомогло ще раз підтверджуємо, захист гаю в 1990-х роках. Існує безперервний тиск з боку місцевих жителів, щоб очистити лісу для сільськогосподарських угідь і рубати дерева. There is also tourism pressure to feed the mona monkeys.

    Статус
    Під загрозою, there is on-going pressure from local residents to clear the forests for farmland.

    Коаліція
    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.

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

    Збереження коштів
    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. (Джерело: A. Ormsby)

    Права та політики

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

    Результати
    Community members participating in the 2004 і 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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