WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT COASTAL WETLANDS MANAGEMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR SAKUMO RAMSAR SITE Dr. G. T. Agyepong December, 1999 University of Ghana Legon, Accra TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................5 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................5 EVALUATION ...............................................................................................................................5 PLAN PROPOSALS ......................................................................................................................5 THE MINIMUM PROJECT ACTION PROPOSAL .............................................................................6 TERMS OF REFERENCE ..................................................................................................................7 COASTAL WETLANDS MANAGEMENT PROJECT ....................................................................8 MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR SAKUMO RAMSAR SITE ..................................................................8 PREAMBLE ...................................................................................................................................8 PART 1: DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................9 1.1 General Information .................................................................................................................9 1.1.1 Location ..........................................................................................................................9 1.1.2 Status ..............................................................................................................................9 1.1.3 Land Tenure ....................................................................................................................9 1.2 Physical Features .....................................................................................................................9 1.2.1 Climate ............................................................................................................................10 1.2.2 Hydrology .......................................................................................................................10 1.2.3 Geology ...........................................................................................................................10 1.2.4 Geomorphology ...............................................................................................................10 1.2.5 Soils ................................................................................................................................10 1.3 Biological Features ..................................................................................................................11 1.3.1 Flora .................................................................................................................................11 1.3.2 Fauna ................................................................................................................................12 PART 2: 2.1 SOCIO-ECONOMIC FEATURES ...............................................................................13 2.1 Settlements and Population .......................................................................................................13 2.2 Ethnicity and Religion .............................................................................................................13 2.3 Housing and Housing Characteristics ........................................................................................13 2.4 Education .................................................................................................................................14 2.5 Health ......................................................................................................................................14 2.6 Economic Activities and Employment Pattern ...........................................................................14 2.6.1 Agriculture .......................................................................................................................14 Fishing .........................................................................................................................................15 Industry ........................................................................................................................................15 Fuel Wood Harvesting .................................................................................................................15 Sand/ Gravel Winning .................................................................................................................15 PART 4: EVALUATION .................................................................................................................16 4.1 Size and Position ......................................................................................................................16 2 4.2 Habitats .......................................................................................................................................16 4.3 Biological Diversity ...................................................................................................................16 Flora……………………………………. ....................................................................................16 Fauna……………………………….. .........................................................................................16 4.4 Naturalness .................................................................................................................................16 4.5 Fragility .......................................................................................................................................17 4.6 Rarity……………………………….. ...................................................17 4.7 Typicaliness……………………….. ......................................................18 4.8 Recorded History……………………. ...................................................18 4.9 Potential for Improvement ......................................................................18 4.9.1 Land Cover Improvement……………………………………….............................. ...18 4.9.2 ..................................................................................................................................... F isheries Development ..................................................................................................19 4.9.3 Agriculture ..................................................................................................................19 4.9.4 Livestock rearing ........................................................................................................19 4.9.5 Ecotourism ..................................................................................................................19 4.10 AESTHETIC, CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS VALUE ...................20 4.11 Social and Economic Value ................................................................20 4.12 Education and Public Awareness .........................................................20 4.13 R ecreation………………………………………………………………………………….. 20 4.14 R esearch…………………………………………………………………………………… 20 PART 5: REVIEW OF EXISTING MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................................21 Site Survey and Demarcation ..............................................................................................................21 Research of Monitoring ......................................................................................................................21 Collaboration ......................................................................................................................................21 Local participation ..............................................................................................................................21 Site Management ................................................................................................................................22 Education and Public Awareness .......................................................................................................22 Community Investment Support Fund/Poverty Reduction ...................................................................22 Habitat Enhancement ..........................................................................................................................22 Civil Works- .......................................................................................................................................23 5.10 Site Protection and Law Enforcement .................................................23 5.11 Staff Strength, Qualification and Training ...........................................23 5.12 Job Description ........................................................................................ …………… Site Management Requirement ............................................................................................................24 PART 6. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................25 6.1 Long-Term Objectives ................................................................................................................25 Operational