Contestants of Miss Tourism Ghana 2021 have embarked on a tour of parts of the Atewa forest. The contestants, who represent all sixteen regions in the country are battling it out for the ultimate recognition as Miss Tourism Ghana.
Project lead and CEO of Touch Effects, Mr. Delali Kotoka said, the essence and the choice of the Atewa forest was to promote sustainable eco-tourism, community empowerment and education as well as understand first hand the importance the forest plays in the lives of Ghanaians.
The Atewa forest covers an area of about 17,400 hectares of land with more than
seven hundred different species of plants whose dense canopy is home to rare species of butterflies and animals most of which are considered to be almost extinct.
Mr. Theophilus Boachie- Yiadom is the head of projects at Arocha Ghana, Kyebi, the organization leading the campaign for the conservation of the Atewa forest. According to him, should the forest be mined for its bauxite deposits, the country stands to lose greatly as the source of drinking water in Accra and parts of the Eastern region can be traced to the forest.
Great piece. We must preserve our water bodies. If the bauxite must be mined, extensive consultations must be made to find best practices that do not endanger our water bodies.
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