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Research location: Berekum and Amomaso

Berekum and Amomaso
"It all started as a result of bush fires. Now, most of our forests have turned to desert because of bush fires and most of our rivers and streams have dried up because of high temperatures from the sun."
- Female, 25-34, Market Woman, Berekum,
Brong Ahafo Region

"Thirty years ago there were a lot of trees around us here, but we can not see them today. That is a big change. We see deserts in places of forest now."
 - Female, 35-50, Farmer, Amomaso, Brong Ahafo Region

 

Fieldwork locations
  • Berekum is the main city of Berekum district, which is in the western Brong Ahafo Region
  • Amomaso is in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana