1. Conservation International Training Workshop on CHM CSIR - Accra May 11 – 15, 2009 Nicholas Jengre Conservation International - Ghana

2. Conservation International - Our Mission Our mission is to conserve the earth’s living natural heritage, our global biodiversity, and to demonstrate that human societies can live harmoniously with nature. Nicholas Jengre Conservation International - Ghana

3. Biodiversity Initiatives – Priority Setting Workshop in 1999

4. Kakum National Park Canopy Walkway Human Wildlife Conflict Cocoa Agroforestry Initiative Southwest Ghana Project – 13 GSBAs Key Biodiversity Areas Incorporating biodiversity into mining Environmental Education National Biodiversity Strategy for Ghana Bushmeat Awareness Campaign Conservation International’s Work in Ghana

5. CI and partners Secured the park and developed it into classical ecotourism destination with all the attractions KNP Canopy Walkway

6. Human Wildlife Conflict  Elephant numbers in the Kakum park increased  As long distance animals the elephants began to destroy nearby crops  CI brought together anti-crop raiding experts with support from FAO  CI also trained some environmentalists from Sierra Leon, Ivory Coast on anti-crop raiding methods  Technical and Farmers manual produced and available

7. Cocoa Agroforestry Initiative Conservation Cocoa Agroforestry Project Background Stakeholders Farm practices Lessons learnt

8. Supported the FSD Pillaring carried out Management plans developed and available Management Plans for 13 GSBAs – SW/G

9. Key Biodiversity Areas - KBAs Background   Biodiversity under siege   Most effective response – safeguard important sites for biodiversity   Expand IBAs criteria and methodology to other taxonomic groups   Builds upon success of IBAs framework   Require quantitative, justifiable, globally consistent targets for conservation at the site scale

10. Integrating Biodiversity into Mining Activities  Field Activities: - Biological Surveys - Stakeholder Engagement - Community Biodiversity Use - Education and Awareness creation - Restoration - Biodiversity Offset

11. Stakeholder Engagement   Local – DA, communities etc   National – Govt. agencies etc   International – IFC etc

12. Community Biodiversity Use Products Participatory Methodology CBU Assessment –Akyem CBU Assessment - Ahafo South

13. Awareness Creation & Educ. Target Groups Staff of Company Communities General Public Media Special Groups- Civil Society etc

14. Restoration/Rehabilitation Main Activities Identification of tree species Establishment of nursery Community Seed Hunting Gangs Design of Nursery Site Training of Rehabilitation Team

15. Rapid Biological Assessment - RAP Taxonomic Areas: - -Plants - Birds - -Mammals - Ants - -Fishes - Streams - -Butterflies - Katydids - -Amphibians and Reptiles Alcoa – Atewa FR Newmont   Ajenjua Bepo FR   Mamang River FR

16. Websites/Links http://newmontghana.com/images/stories/pdf/community_biodiversity_use_as sessment-ahafo_south_ci_ghana.pdfhttp://newmontghana.com/images/stories/pdf/community_biodiversity_use_as sessment-ahafo_south_ci_ghana.pdf http://newmontghana.com/images/stories/pdf/community_biodiversity_use_as sessment-akyem_ci_ghana.pdfhttp://newmontghana.com/images/stories/pdf/community_biodiversity_use_as sessment-akyem_ci_ghana.pdf http://newmontghana.com/images/stories/pdf/participatory_methodology_for_ assessing_community_biodiversity_use_ci_ghana.pdfhttp://newmontghana.com/images/stories/pdf/participatory_methodology_for_ assessing_community_biodiversity_use_ci_ghana.pdf http://www.globalconservation.info/wbdb/login.php http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/Jennifer-McCullough/A-Rapid- Biological-Assessment-of-the-Atewa/1934151092.htmlhttp://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/Jennifer-McCullough/A-Rapid- Biological-Assessment-of-the-Atewa/1934151092.html http://search.barnesandnoble.com/A-Biological-Assessment-of-the-Terrestrial- Ecosystems-of-the-Draw-River-Boi-Tano-Tano-Nimiri-and-Krokosua-Hills- Forest-Reserves-Southwestern-Ghana/Jennifer-McCullough/e/9781881173908http://search.barnesandnoble.com/A-Biological-Assessment-of-the-Terrestrial- Ecosystems-of-the-Draw-River-Boi-Tano-Tano-Nimiri-and-Krokosua-Hills- Forest-Reserves-Southwestern-Ghana/Jennifer-McCullough/e/9781881173908 http://www.nhbs.com/conservation_international_rapid_assessment_program_ bulletin_of_biological_tefno_118667.htmlhttp://www.nhbs.com/conservation_international_rapid_assessment_program_ bulletin_of_biological_tefno_118667.html