List of national parks of Ghana

Bui National Park
Kakum National Park
Kyabobo National Park

Ghana has a large system of 21 protected areas which include 7 national parks, 6 Resource Reserves, 2 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 1 Strict Nature Reserve and 5 coastal wetlands.[1]

National parks

  • Bia National Park
  • Bui National Park
  • Digya National Park - A park on the western bank of the Volta Lake that includes large swathes of inland estuary. It is located approximately 100 km to the east of Techiman.
  • Kakum National Park - A coastal rainforest in the central region with abundant plant and animal life. Park facilities include access to the upper rainforest canopy. Located 30 km north of Cape Coast.
  • Kyabobo National Park
  • Mole National Park - A former game reserve in the isolated northern region of Ghana that contains an abundant variety of wildlife. It is located 100 km to the west of Tamale.
  • Nini Suhien National Park - A small forest located in the western region near the border of Cote d'Ivoire.

Conservation sites

See also

References

  1. ^ UICN/PACO (2010). Parks and reserves of Ghana : Management effectiveness assessment of protected areas (PDF). Ouagadougou, BF: UICN/PACO. ISBN 978-2-8317-1277-2.
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