Mangrove Conditions as Indicator for Potential Payment for Ecosystem Services in Some Estuaries of Western Region of Ghana, West Africa - The Land/Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone of West and Central Africa - page 160

Table 7 Site-targeted specific actions for wet carbon initiatives
Site name

Community Species composition Extent

(ha)

Other characteristics

(a) For conservation
Allengenzule Allengenzule Rhizophora, Avicennia 0.1 Used to be crocodiles, little threats,

nonhuman use, etc.

Domunli Egbazo Rhizophora 75.0 Low wood collection for cooking,

construction and minimal threats

Ekumkpole Metika (1

&2)

Extensive Rhizophora stands with adjoining Raphia
swamps

250.0 Monkeys usually seen, low wood

collection for cooking, construction

Amanzule
North

Aloekpoke Very few Rhizophora stands (less than 1/ha), large

swamp mixed of ironwood (L. alata with tree density
of 50/ha with diameter more than 1 m)

200.0 Birds, fishes, wood for charcoal, fishing

especially black tilapia with charcoal
production

Amanzule Nzelenoanu Rhizophora 180.0 Abundance of crabs which are collected

by the population including fuelwood
collection

Amanzule Kikam City Rhizophora dominated with adjoining 12.0 Nonidentified threats

Ankobra Tiaboe Rhizophora dominated with adjoining coconut

plantations

8.0 Nonidentified threats

Awhuele Princess

town/Anleo
village

Mixed mangrove species with adjoining grassy hills
with mixed tree crop farms and fallows

75.0 Monkeys present with nonidentifiable

threat especially wood harvest
prohibited by traditional authorities

Ezele Akyenum Mixed mangrove species 150.0 Nonidentified threats

Butre Butre Mixed mangrove species 7.5 Nonidentified threats

Ndabelah Nzimitianu Large swamp communities with some spotted

Rhizophora and Avicennia stands

5.0 Nonidentified threats

Ampain Ampain More or less pure stands of Avicennia (900 trees/ha),

Conocarpus, Rhizophora

2.0 Nonidentified threats

(b) For restoration through replanting and/or hydrological restoration
Amanzule

Bakanta
(New and
Old) and
north

Vast stands of Rhizophora with adjoining coconut
plantation

475.0 Charcoal production, wood for cooking,

wood for construction

Amanzule Chiko (Half

Assini
Anowa)

Rhizophora 0.5 Threats of mouth closure

Effasu Effasu Rhizophora 2.6 Heavy wood collection for fish smoking

with threats of mouth closure

(c) For waste removal with hydrological restoration
Yan

Princess
town/Anleo

Mixed mangrove species 2.0 Area with dumped wastes

Awine-anloa Fante (Half

Assini Fante)

Rhizophora 1.5 Though few monkeys occasionally visit

the area, there is heavy dumping of
wastes in the area