Upload
west-africa-trade-hub
View
139
Download
0
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Citation preview
SNV GHANA
The shea Resource Conservation; Sustaining Rural Livelihood for the present and the
future.
By Issahaku Zakaria
About shea;
• Over 900,000 shea picker /processors who are basically women exist in Ghana
• Shea has a potentially large and rapid impact on rural poverty and wellbeing
• Most rural household engages in shea activity.
• Benefits Economic Social Cultural/traditional Environmental
Shea Resources Conservation Presntation @GSA Conference, March 2013
Thre
ats
to
ind
ust
ry
su
stai
nab
ility
Propagation takes so long despite efforts by research to
reduce gestation period
THE PROBLEM
Current trees are old and under threat eg bush fire, charcoal, mining,
Current benefits are Individually / household based Er
odin
g b
enef
its
to
com
mu
nit
ies
Shea Resources Conservation Presntation @GSA Conference, March 2013
Red
uce
d T
hre
ats
to
ind
ust
ry
su
stai
nab
ility
Development of Community Bio-cultural
protocols
THE Approach
Development of Environmental enterprise-beekeeping
Tree planting and shea protection S
ust
ain
ed s
hea
b
enef
its
to
rura
l hou
seh
old
Shea Resources Conservation Presntation @GSA Conference, March 2013
Environmental Enterprises
(Beekeeping)
Community Protocols
(Bye Laws) Tree
Plantations
Shea Resources Conservation Presntation @GSA Conference, March 2013
Shea Resources Conservation Presntation @GSA Conference, March 2013
BCP Initiative
• TRUISM As long as communities have a collective benefit for a common resource, they will
have a collective responsibility for the protection/conservation
and sustainable use
+favourable policy environment and regulation from local authority
Shea Resources Conservation Presntation @GSA Conference, March 2013
what we seek to achieve through BCP
• Bio-cultural protocol for the shea value chain are such that women pickers and their communities get a fair share from the industry thereby motivating them to protect and conserve the Shea tree.
Shea Resources Conservation Presntation @GSA Conference, March 2013
The Goal • Conservation of the Shea tree in northern Ghana to enhance
sustainable well-being of Shea communities
The Objective • To address fair benefit sharing arrangements in the Shea
value chain, as a motivation for Conservation and sustainable use of the Shea tree.
In order to conserve the shea tree as a local natural resource, the economic utility of shea must 'compete' with the short-term alternative cash value of the tree.
Shea Resources Conservation Presntation @GSA Conference, March 2013
Achievement • Well documented communities protocol for
conservation and sustainable use.
• Over 1000 acres of shea parklands covered under this protocol
• Traditional authorities are the custodians and enforces the protocol
• Well being of the community is the driving force.
Shea Resources Conservation Presntation @GSA Conference, March 2013
Achievement cont’d • 540 bee hives incorporated into this
parkland as an alternative income generating activity
• Women encouraged to avoid cutting young shea plants in the wide.
Shea Resources Conservation Presntation @GSA Conference, March 2013
Success factors
Opinion leaders
Pickers
Traditional authorities
Gov’t/DAs
Companies
NGOs/CBOs
Strong commitment from stakeholders
Shea Resources Conservation Presntation @GSA Conference, March 2013
Partners/stakeholders
• Traditional Authorities • NGOs • Legal institutions • CBOs involved in Shea work • Women pickers • Assembly members • Media
Shea Resources Conservation Presntation @GSA Conference, March 2013
Shea Resources Conservation Presntation @GSA Conference, March 2013