The focus is on:
1. Wetlands
2. Desertification
3. Watershed: Hydrological services and watershed management [for water management and quality]
4. Carbon Sequestration and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM): including
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- Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)
- Mitigation
- Adaptation
- Committing Forests as Carbon Reservoirs
5. Promotion of ecotourism and scenic values
6. Ecosystem health and vitality
7. Payment for environmental services
8. Soil and water conservation: (nutrient cycling and control/stabilisation of soil)
9. Clean Development Mechanism
10. Pollution
11. Better understanding of forest & environmental issues especially as they relate to local resource users (Advocacy of positive/ innovative local practices)
Members of Staff in the Division
Divisional Head Dr. Ernest Foli
Senior Members
Mr. Stephen Akpalu
Mrs. Gloria Djabletey
Mr. Shalom Addo-Danso
Dr. J.R. Cobbinah
Dr. Paul Bosu
Mr. George Ametsitsi
Technical Staff
Ms. Esther Amponsah
Mr. Elvis Nkrumah
Mr. Prempeh Bandoh
Laboratories
Entomology
Field Stations
Mesewam
Bobiri
Bolga/Bawku