About 2,000 mahogany tree seedlings are being nurtured at a nursery site in Akyem Akropong within the Atiwa West Community Resource Management Area (CREMA) for the restoration of degraded lands in four communities.
The seedlings are being raised by the Atiwa West CREMA as part of activities under the Nature’s Heartbeat (NHB) Project, with plans to transplant them in Abisem, Pameng, Larbikrom and Akropong .
The nursery forms part of efforts to provide planting materials for the restoration of degraded landscapes while supporting community-led conservation and environmental management.
The mahogany seedlings are currently being cared for at the Akyem Akropong nursery to ensure they are sufficiently developed before being moved to the identified restoration sites
About Nature’s Heartbeat Project
Nature’s Heartbeat is a global initiative led by IUCN NL, Armonia Bolivia, A Rocha Ghana, Ecotrust, and NTFP-EP, with support from the Deutsche Postcode Lotterie.
The programme is designed to strengthen locally led conservation through trust-based funding, ensuring that those closest to nature have the resources and flexibility to protect it.
In Ghana, the programme focuses on two key landscapes the Atewa Range Forest Reserve and Mole National Park, supporting conservation efforts that protect biodiversity and strengthen community leadership.
In the Atewa Landscape, five civil society organisations, the Concerned Citizens of Atewa Landscape (CCAL), Eco-Conscious Citizens, GH-Extractive, Environment Report, and Herp Conservation Ghana, together with three Community Resource Management Areas (CREMAs), the Atewa, Atiwa West, and Ayensuano CREMAs, have been onboarded to lead conservation efforts on the ground.
