Asubima Forest Reserve

Asubima Forest Reserve
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
A map of Ghana showing the location of Asubima Forest Reserve
Location Ghana
Nearest city Akumadan, Ghana
Coordinates 7°24.812′N 1°53.244′W / 7.413533°N 1.887400°W / 7.413533; -1.887400[1]Coordinates: 7°24.812′N 1°53.244′W / 7.413533°N 1.887400°W / 7.413533; -1.887400[1]
Area 7,870 hectares (19,400 acres)
Established 1945

The Asubima Forest Reserve is a 7,870-hectare (19,400-acre) protected area near Akumadan, Ghana and was established in 1945. FORM Ghana, a plantation development company, manages 1,729.9 hectares (4,275 acres) of the southern part of the reserve to reforest land in the reserve that has been highly degraded due to logging, wildfires, and illegal farming. The reserve is located at the northern edge of the semi-deciduous forest ecological zone, which is characterized by alternating wet and dry seasons in a tropical monsoon climate.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Manu, Abdulai Prosper (October 2011). "Biodiversity monitoring in Asubima and Afrensu Brohuma Forest Reserves, Ghana" (PDF). FORM Ghana. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Asubima Forest Reserve". World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Westerlaan, P.; Wanders, T. (21 December 2011). "High Conservation Value Forest Analysis: Asubima Forest Reserve" (PDF). FORM Ghana. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Hodoli, Collins Gameli (May 2011). "A survey of snakes in Asubima Forest Reserve" (PDF). FORM Ghana. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Reforestation of degraded Forest Reserves in Ghana". FORM Ghana. 14 January 2014.


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