Bamboo for Integrated Development Ghana equips vulnerable farming communities to be resilient to climate change to diversify and mitigate risks. They believe in tackling global and regional agriculture and environmental issues with bamboo agroforestry systems.
Biodiversity Heritage associates is a registered NGO in Ghana, they are the implementing partners of the project, with a focus on community engagement.
Altus Impact are environmental economists & strategists, expert number-crunchers, content development specialists, they are assisting us to develop carbon sequestration models.
Supported by
University of Oxford Environmental Change Institute
The Environmental Change Institute was established in 1991 to organize and promote interdisciplinary research on the nature, causes and impact of environmental change and to contribute to the development of management strategies for coping with future environmental change. We are drawing on their past research at Kogyae to enable us to assess environmental change informing our decision making.
Supported by
Forestry Commission
The Forestry Commission of Ghana are assisting us with the implementation of the Community management Resource Area as well as the establishment of tree tenure rights for the communities.
In collaboration with
Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG)
Forestry Research Institute of Ghana is one of the 13 institutes of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). We draw on the deep knowledge and understanding of forestry resources at the institute as well as developing close relations with their fellows.
Supported by
Office of the Mamponghene (King of Mampong)
The office of the Mamponghene is an important institution within the locality, by law the office is the custodian of all lands in the municipality. They have endorsed our work in the area and potential community land disputes will be resolved by them.