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Commonwealth NGOs
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 Nature Conservation Resource Centre
PO Box KN925
Kaneshie
ACCRA
Ghana
Email: info@ncrc-ghana.org
Website: www.ncrc-ghana.org
Type: NGO
Scope: national
Interest in Forestry: peripheral
Description
NCRC's Mission: Nature Conservation Research Centre (NCRC) is a Ghanaian non-profit, private voluntary
organisation implementing conservation initiatives to promote a greater awareness and
protection of the natural, historic and cultural diversity of Ghana and ultimately the West African
sub-region.
NCRC endorses a core philosophy that conservation in Ghana must be pursued in settings where there are
cultural and economic incentives for its implementation. Conservation in Ghana should
emerge from local cultural belief systems, and must have tangible economicreturns for humans living
in the area. Without culture and economics as core elements, we believe conservation efforts will
not succeed in this country. In line with this core philosophy, NCRC seeks to use positive cultural
practices and income-generation potential to advance our goals and objectives.
NCRC's Strategic Goals
Our current objectives include: Expand our network of community-based destinations that link tourism
development with positive environmental, historic, and cultural conservation and the growth of
economic opportunities to 30 poor communities.
- Support the development of four locally-controlled protected areas in select locations which build
upon NCRC's tourism activities and demonstrate local leadership in conservation. The locations
include Wechiau, Red Volta, Sissili, and Gonja.
- Support targeted research efforts which complement NCRC's on-going or pending tourism and protected
areas activities.
- Support efforts that build links between local cultures, conservation, ecotourism, and resarch. Focus
on efforts which raise the international profile of Ghana and NCRC.
Webmaster@ncrc-ghana.org did not work so got new email address from website.
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