MAIS ECO in collaboration with the MAIS Trading, and EcoFriend World teams are launching a large scale mangrove ecosystem restoration with agroforestry project and also deploying efficient cook stoves aimed at making a significant contribution to local community in the Keta Lagoon of Ghana in West Africa. The first project of a nationwide programme supported by the Ghanaian Government under the “Green Shield Initiative” is located on Ghana’s eastern coast, in the Anloga District of the Volta Region. This project is set within the Keta Lagoon Complex Ramsar Site (KLCRS), an area internationally recognized for its critical role in preserving essential habitats.
The KLCRS is surrounded by various settlements and a floodplain comprising marshlands, scrublands, farmlands, and significant mangrove areas heavily harvested for fuel wood. While some mangrove stands remain, their regrowth does not keep pace with cutting rates. Located on Ghana’s eastern coast, the KLCRS faces challenges such as soil hyper-salinization, seawater intrusion, coastal erosion, flooding, deforestation for firewood, fishery depletion, high unemployment, insufficient infrastructure, inflation, and plastic pollution. Once abundant with mangroves, the project area is now significantly degraded.
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