Ghana has a large system of 21 protected areas which include 7 national parks, 6 Resource Reserves, 2 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 1 Strict Nature Reserve and 5 coastal wetlands.^[1]

National parks

• Bia National Park
• Bui National Park
• Digya National Park - A park on the western bank of the Volta Lake that includes large swathes of inland estuary. It is located approximately 100 km to the east of Techiman.
• Kakum National Park - A coastal rainforest in the central region with abundant plant and animal life. Park facilities include access to the upper rainforest canopy. Located 30 km north of Cape Coast.
• Kyabobo National Park
• Mole National Park - A former game reserve in the isolated northern region of Ghana that contains an abundant variety of wildlife. It is located 100 km to the west of Tamale.
• Nini Suhien National Park - A small forest located in the western region near the border of Cote d'Ivoire.

Conservation sites

• Ankasa Conservation Area
• Assin-Attandanso Game Production Reserve
• Asubima Forest Reserve
• Ayum Forest Reserve
• Boin Tano Forest Reserve
• Bonsam Bepo Forest Reserve
• Draw River Forest Reserve
• Gbele Game Production Reserve
• Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve
• Mamiri Forest Reserve
• Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve
• Kalakpa Game Production Reserve

See also

• List of Ramsar sites in Ghana

References