Tano-Anwia Forest Reserve (6330)
Ghana, Africa
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2015
National site name: Tano-Anwia Forest Reserve
Central coordinates: Latitude: 5.8333, Longitude: -2.5833
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 46 to 244
Area of KBA (km2): 150.18797
Protected area coverage (%): 100.00
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The reserve is located some 3 km north of the village of Gyomoro and 20 km west of Asankragua town on the main Asankragua–Enchi road. It adjoins Tano-Ehuro Forest Reserve (GH021), which also shares a boundary with Yoyo Forest Reserve (GH024). The reserve covers part of the watershed of the Tano river. The vegetation is moist evergreen forest which is generally in good condition. The north-eastern portion has been logged and some parts around the south-eastern boundary are disturbed. Logging started in 1970 and was suspended in 1990, but some compartments in the more inaccessible parts of the reserve remain unexploited.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas) KBA identified in the CEPF Ecosystem Profile of the Guinea Forests of West Africa Hotspot (2015). Taxonomy, nomenclature and threat status follow the 2013 IUCN Red List.
Additional biodiversity: See Box and Tables 2 and 3 for key species. The avifauna includes Agelastes meleagrides (one adult was found in a snare in selectively logged forest in 1989), which was reported from only four other sites. Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Habitats
Land use: forestry | hunting | water management
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 92 | |
| Unknown | 5 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 2 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The site was gazetted a Forest Reserve in 1955. The reserve is proposed as a Hill Sanctuary with Condition 3 forest, GHI 100–123. Heavy hunting pressure is reported. The whole reserve was granted as a timber concession in 1947, which expired in 1997. Non-timber forest products harvested include oil-palm, raphia palm, chewing-sticks and canes.
Additional information
References: Dutson and Branscombe (1990).