Perceived Status Of Ecosystem Services Emanating From A Forest Reserve: Evidence From Atewa Range Forest Reserve In Ghana.

Forest ecosystem services play an integral part in the realization of global sustainable development goals due to their potential contribution to climate change mitigation and forest-based livelihoods in marginalized rural parts of the world. The Atewa Forest Range Reserve has been recognized to support forest-based livelihoods in adjacent communities and even urban areas of Ghana. While this contribution is acknowledged, information on the current status of the reserve's ecosystem services which are under serious threats from human-induced activities, remains fragmented.

Urbanization and flood risk analysis using geospatial techniques.

This research investigates the relationship between urbanization as a land use/land cover change and the increased flood disasters in Accra. Understanding this relationship will provide evidence for urban development planners, policy makers and flood managers to coordinate in responding to the problems effectively. This study maps and analyzes the changes in urbanization from 1991 to 2015.

Evidence and impact of map error on land use and land cover dynamics in Ashi River watershed using intensity analysis.

Previously, applications of intensity analysis (IA) on land use and land cover change (LULCC) studies have focused on deviations from uniform intensity (UI) and failed to quantify the reasons behind these deviations. This study presents the application of IA with hypothetical errors that could explain non-uniform LULCC in the context of IA at four-time points. LULCC in the Ashi watershed was examined using Landsat images from 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2014 showing the classes: Urban, water, agriculture, close canopy, open canopy and other vegetation.