Densu Delta Wetland Educational Centre
Region
Africa
Country
Ghana
Flyway
East Atlantic flyway
Initiative
WLI Africa
About
Name of organisation
Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research
Funding support
Common Wadden Sea Secretariat, Wadden Sea Flyway Initiative, other grants/donors
Number of staff
17
Number of visitors per year
None at the moment (will update soon)
Overall aims of the centre
Promote conservation and sustainable utilization of wetland resources using CEPA approach
Description of the centre
The proposed centre will be situated at the Densu Delta Ramsar Wetland. The wetland is located on the outskirts of Accra, the Capital city of Ghana. The habitat consists of estuarine areas with sand dunes and mudflats which provide habitat for a variety of flora and fauna. Key species at the site at the Black winged stilt, the spotted redshank, the little stint, the curlew sandpiper, herons, egrets and ducks. Proposed activities for the site include a visitor centre for education and awareness creation. We expect an average of 1000 - 2000 visitors when the centre starts operation.
Work Areas
Main CEPA work area
Our activities currently include school outreaches, and educating school children about wetland and biodiversity conservation issues. We do community engagements and engage in national dialogues on conservation issues as well as analyze and influence conservation policy.
Top three successes
Coastal wetlands monitoring program that monitors the entire coast to estimate waterbird populations.
Our community engagements and school outreaches have been successful thus far in shaping the thoughts of the younger generation around nature conservation
Engaged in conservation program formation and consultation, notable we have been influential in the development of the Integrated Water Resources Management plan for the Lower Volta.
Top three challenges
While we don’t have any completely failed projects, we have encountered challenges with some projects.
A challenge we face with some projects is securing funding for community-based activities to continue after the project life span. To overcome this challenge, we approach projects with community ownership in mind and build capacity of the communities to be able to carry on activities after the project has ended.
Again, we make sure to involve the communities and other stakeholders from the initial stages of the project to ensure maximum participation.
Expertise
Interpretation techniques
Creating signage / site information; Producing written materials
Visitor centres
Setting up a new visitor centre; Building / maintaining structures
Participation
Engaging young people; Engaging the local community; Working with volunteers
Education and communication
Working with primary schools; Working with secondary schools;
General
Auditing / assessing effectiveness; Project planning.
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