Kalakpa Game Production Reserve

Protected area in Ghana

Kalakpa Game Production Reserve

IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)

Location| Ghana
Coordinates| 6°28′49″N 0°28′36″E﻿ / ﻿6.480309771259643°N 0.4765479250549313°E﻿ / 6.480309771259643; 0.4765479250549313
Area| 320 km2 (120 sq mi)
Created| 1975 (1975)

Kalakpa Game Production Reserve is a 32,020 ha forest reserve in Ghana.[1][2][3]

## History

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The protected area was founded in 1975 by the Ghanaian government, located on the foothills of the Togo Mountains in the Ho Municipal Area.[4] Before this area became an animal reserve, it served mainly as a preferred hunting area for expatriates in Ghana.[1]

## Geography

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The reserve is located in the south-eastern part of the country, about 120 km north-east of the capital Accra and about 30 km south of the Volta Regional capital, Ho.[1][5]

## Environment

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The reserve lies within the forest/savanna ecotone and contains several rocky hills. The vegetation is dominated by dry Borassus–Combretum woodland crossed by galleries of dry semi-deciduous rainforest. It has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of many bird species.[6]

## Threats

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* In 2009, there were reports of encroachments on the Kalakpa Resource Reserve.[7]
* Also in 2016 there were reports of illegal logging at the Kalakpa Resource Reserve in the Volta Region, with the risks of the Reserve losing most of its trees.[8]
* In 2018 the Regional Minister said force would have to be considered to relocate the encroachers. About 28 communities with a population of about 2,000, from the four districts hosting the reserve; Adaklu, Ho West, North, and Central Tongu, who were inhabiting the Reserve illegally.[9][10]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "VOLTA REGION". Ghana Embassy - Japan. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
2. ^ "Kalakpa | Protected Planet". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
3. ^ "Status Report for Ghana's Kalakpa Resource Reserve" (PDF).
4. ^ "Volta Region | Embassy of The Republic of Ghana - Denmark". ghanaembassy.dk. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
5. ^ "Volta Region - About Ghana". Peace FM. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
6. ^ "Kalakpa Resource Reserve". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
7. ^ "Kalakpa Resource Reserve under siege by encroachers". ghanaweb.com. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
8. ^ "Illegal loggers invade Kalakpa Resource Reserve". graphic.com.gh. 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
9. ^ Ghana, News (29 June 2017). "Kalakpa Reserve Settlers to relocate to resettlement sites by 2018 - News Ghana". newsghana.com.gh/. Retrieved 2019-05-18. `{{cite web}}`: `|first=` has generic name (help)
10. ^ "Communities on Kalakpa Reserve to be resettled by 2018". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2019-05-18.

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