Assin-Attandanso Game Production Reserve

Assin-Attandanso Game Production Reserve

protected area

Inception	1991
IUCN protected areas category	IUCN category VI: Protected Area with sustainable use of natural resources
Country	Ghana
Dem locate for de administrative territorial entity insyd	Central Region
Coordinate location	5°20′0″N 1°30′0″W
Heritage designation	Resource Reserve (category VI)

De Assin-Attandanso Game Production Reserve be protected area wey dey de Central Region for Ghana wey fall insyd de IUCN Category VI. De site wey be adjacent de Kakum National Park dem establish am insyd 1991. De area of de site be139.86 square kilometres (54.00 sq mi).

History

De Assin Attandanso Resource Reserve you fi locate am insyd de Central Region, approximately 30-minute drive north of Cape Coast. Edey cover area of about 15,400 hectares, dis reserve dem dedicate am say ego preserve de rich biodiversity for de moist evergreen forest ecosystem. De topography for de area be predominantly flat, plus some gently rolling hills wey dem find insyd de southwestern section. Over de years, a substantial portion for de reserve dey undergone selective logging, as dem dey do logging activities continuously from 1975 to 1988. As a result, de recently logged areas now dey feature dense undergrowth, entangled vines, den de ongoing process of secondary forest regeneration. Howeva, ebe important to note say pockets of pristine, untouched forest still dey thrive for various parts of de reserve.

Dem designate Assin Attandanso say ebe Resource Reserve den dem entrusted am to de care of de Wildlife Department, plus Conservation International wey edey take de lead plus de collaboration den funding from USAID. Wey de issue of poaching still dey persist as a significant challenge, buh dem be sure say dema efforts go achieve positive results insyd de near future.