Tano-Ehuro Forest Reserve (6331)
Ghana, Africa
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2015
National site name: Tano-Ehuro Forest Reserve
Central coordinates: Latitude: 5.9667, Longitude: -2.6167
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 121 to 381
Area of KBA (km2): 210.67441
Protected area coverage (%): 100.00
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The reserve shares a common boundary with Tano-Anwia Forest Reserve (GH020). The area is drained by the Tano and Ehuro rivers, from which the reserve derives its name. Much of the terrain is rugged, with many steep-sided hills. The reserve was subjected to salvage felling in 1988, with the last logging recorded in 1991.
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. Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture | forestry | water management
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 37 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 18 | |
| Forest | 43 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The site was designated a Forest Reserve in 1967. It is classified as a Condition 5 forest and is reported to have been mostly destroyed by illegal farming, such that only pockets of forest remain between a matrix of farms. Protection of the remnants have, however, been advocated since, taken together with the contiguous Tano-Anwia and Yoyo Forest Reserves (GH020, GH024), the whole constitutes a fairly large block of forest.
Additional information
References: Dutson and Branscombe (1990) Hawthorne and Abu-Juam (1995).