Birdlife Partner – Ghana Wildlife Society

BirdLife International is a global partnership of over 100 national conservation organisations working to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, and to promote sustainability in the use of natural resources. Ghana Wildlife Society is Birdlife’s Ghanian partner.  

The African-Eurasian Flyway stretches from the Arctic to southern Africa and is one of four major global migration routes for birds. But key sites along the flyway are under threat from habitat loss, illegal hunting, and climate change. Losing these places would have serious consequences for the birds that rely on them to rest, refuel, and breed. Ghana plays a vital role along the migratory flyway for biodiversity. Its open savanna habitats host at least 50 migratory bird species, out of 314 recorded in the landscape – the highest number reported at any site in the country. 

This grant supports the creation of wildlife corridors linking Mole National Park in the north with the nearby Bui and Comoé National Parks. Through initiatives such as Community Resource Management Areas, it empowers local communities to conserve biodiversity while also reducing poverty.