Esther Ekua Amoako

Esther Ekua Amoako
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University for Development Studies · Environment and Sustainability Sciences

PhD Environmental Science

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January 2015 - December 2015
University of Dar es Salaam
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  • CIRCLE FELLOW
April 2012 - October 2012
United Nations University (UNU)
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  • Fellow
Education
October 1994 - October 1998
University For Development Studies
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Publications (29)
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Adopting early dry season fires in African conservation areas has been proposed as ecologically desired and a means of generating sufficient carbon revenues for their management. We interrogate available peer-reviewed information on the ecology a nd b io geochemistry of fire in Africa to offer an informed perspective on the full implications of the...
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Adopting early dry season fires in African conservation areas has been proposed as ecologically desired and a means of generating sufficient carbon revenues for their management. We interrogate available peer-reviewed information on the ecology a nd b io geochemistry of fire in Africa to offer an informed perspective on the full implications of the...
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Sub-Saharan Africa is under-represented in global biodiversity datasets, particularly regarding the impact of land use on species’ population abundances. Drawing on recent advances in expert elicitation to ensure data consistency, 200 experts were convened using a modified-Delphi process to estimate ‘intactness scores’: the remaining proportion of...
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Fire use in protected savannas of Africa is a common practice. Fires in these savannas create many environmental benefits, such as reducing grass, brush and trees that can fuel large and severe wildfires and improving wildlife habitat. However, wrong timing of fire can threaten plants, animals and habitats. This study investigated the effects of ti...
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Understanding people’s practices, knowledge and perceptions of the use of fire and fire regimes can inform fire management plans that could contribute to savanna conservation and sustainable management. We investigated the frequency of fire use, control and perceptions of fire regimes for selected livelihood and socio-cultural activities in six dis...
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The West African savanna experiences a prolonged dry season with Harmattan winds which facilitate large and persistent biomass burning from November to April. The fires are mostly caused by humans, mainly in pursuit of the day to day livelihood activities. We examined how fire influences the population structure and abundance of two economically im...
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Understanding people’s fire practices, knowledge and perceptions of the use of fire and fire regimes can inform fire management plans that could contribute to sustainable savanna conservation and management. We investigated the frequency of fire use, control and perceptions of fire regime for selected livelihood and socio-cultural activities in six...
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On the 29th and 30th of October, inspired natural resource management practitioners from West -Africa, but mainly from Ghana, came together at the AsaseFest; hosted by the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) and Wageningen University and Research, in Accra, Ghana. The programme of the Asase Fest was, like the GLF, organised around the UN Decade of Ecosy...
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Fire is an important factor influencing the structure and function of tropical savannas. In spite of the extensive studies conducted on the effects of fire on soils in savannas, there are relatively few studies focusing on the Sudano-Guinean savanna of West Africa which experiences recurring fires in the dry season. The fires are anthropogenic and...
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Amoako et al.: Effect of the seasonal burning on tree species in the Guinea savanna woodland, Ghana: implications for climate change mitigation-1935-APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 16(2):1935-1949. Abstract. The indiscriminate burning of vegetation is a common practice in the Guinea savanna of Ghana. Burning begins at the onset of the dr...
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The management of hospital waste is of great significance due to its potential environmental impacts. The study was aimed at assessing the management of hospital solid waste in the Tamale Central and West hospitals. Purposive sampling, Semi-structured questionnaire and key informant interviews and Observation were the sampling techniques employed....
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Climate change is a serious threat to the livelihoods of rural communities, particularly in mountainous areas because they are very sensitive to such changes. In this study, we assessed the household determinants to climate change adaptation drawing from a case study of agricultural adaptation in the Mount Rwenzori area of South Western Uganda. The...
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The Northern Sector Action Awareness Centre (NORSAAC), a local NGO in Northern Ghana commissioned a research into the threats and effects of climate change on local livelihoods of the local people, especially women and the youth in four districts of their operational area in the northern region of Ghana. In all, 320 respondents (160 males and 160 f...
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Parkia biglobosa is a multipurpose species found in Savannah agroforestry parklands of West Africa. The species is important as it prevents against land degradation while providing food and other products. This study focuses on how land and tree tenure arrangements affect tree populations in three traditional areas in the Northern Region of Ghana (...
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Article history Tenure systems Land management Traditional areas Tree chiefs Ghana Keywords Parkia biglobosa is a multipurpose species found in Savannah agroforestry parklands of West Africa. The species is important as it prevents against land degradation while providing food and other products. This study focuses on how land and tree tenure arran...
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Remittances have become an important source for socio-economic equalizing and leveraging for many households and nations of the developing world. The World Bank had estimated that remittances totaled $420 billion in 2009, of which $317 billion went to developing countries. The remittances received become important sources of family (and national) i...
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The study was carried out to evaluate the physicochemical and microbiological quality of the Ke-enya stream which is relied on by the inhabitants of Babato-kuma and its surrounding villages for their domestic and Agricultural activities. A total of twenty eight (28) water samples were collected at upstream, midstream and downstream from November 20...
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The main attributes of waste as a fuel are water content, calorific value, and burnable content. The study was conducted to evaluate the energy recovery potential of solid waste generated in Akosombo. A total of twelve (12) samples were collected from the township in December, 2012 (dry month) and May, 2013 (Wet month). Samples were w e i g h e d a...
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This study was aimed at identifying environmentally friendly practices adopted by accommodation facilities in Tamale Metropolis. From time immemorial environmental problems have been associated with the operations of accommodation facilities worldwide. In this regard, measures and initiatives have been put in place in recent times to minimize the e...
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Inland valleys have complex geo-ecological systems and hence biochemical accumulation of heavy metals in soils is inevitable.Such a situation can affect crop physiology and produce quality. This study was therefore carried out to ascertain the extent of heavy metal accumulation in Anum inland valley which fringed a mining concession at Konongo in G...

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