Biodiversity management using remotely sensed data and GIS technologies: The case of Digya National Park, Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorTwumasi, Yaw A.en
dc.contributor.authorColeman, T. L.en
dc.contributor.authorManu, Andrewen
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialGhanaen
dc.coverage.spatialAfricaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:45:34Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:45:34Zen
dc.date.issued2005en
dc.description.abstractEffective management of biodiversity resources in nature reserves requires accurate and up-to-date information to determine the type of land cover and land use over time. This study employed Landsat TM and ETM+ data to develop a database for Digya National Park in Ghana which will assist in the management and formulation of policies and offer decision-making tasks related to park management. The study revealed that the most significant cause of deforestation in Digya National Park is the expanding Lake Volta, which accounted for two-thirds of all deforestation factors. Other factors included human settlement and the extension of illegal farming activities. The paper concludes by outlining policy recommendations such as the need for the Wildlife Department to coordinate its protection efforts with Departments of the Government of Ghana which have authority over the Volta Dam and also to involve the community in the decision making process both at the local and national level.en
dc.description.notesSysCoor-4 (Ecosystem)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier3986en
dc.identifier.other3986_Twumasi2005_Biodiversity_GIS_Ghana.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68254en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherThe International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)en
dc.relation.ispartofIn: Proceedings of the 31st International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE): Global Monitoring for Sustainability and Security, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 20-24 June 2005. CD-ROMen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.isprs.org/publications/related/ISRSE/html/papers/316.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectGISen
dc.subjectDeforestationen
dc.subjectRemote sensingen
dc.subjectLand use managementen
dc.subjectBiodiversityen
dc.subjectDegradationen
dc.subjectLand useen
dc.subjectGhanaen
dc.subjectLandsaten
dc.subjectEcosystemen
dc.titleBiodiversity management using remotely sensed data and GIS technologies: The case of Digya National Park, Ghanaen
dc.typePresentationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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