We work with communities to conserve endangered species with particular interest in amphibians and reptiles.
Mission
Actions
- Improve knowledge about amphibians and reptiles in Ghana and across West Africa through cutting-edge research.
- Facilitate policy interventions relevant to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Ghana and across West Africa.
- Encourage the adoption of conservation-sensitive behaviours through innovative awareness programmes among key stakeholders.
- Strengthen national and regional capacities for the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Ghana and West Africa;
- Protect and restore the habitat of endangered species.
- Implement a practical, science-based conservation intervention on the ground that is beneficial for biodiversity conservation in West Africa.
History
Herp Conservation Ghana, (Herp-Ghana), is a non-profit non-governmental organization, registered under number CG058602018, dedicated to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Ghana. Its vision is a society committed to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles and to the sustainable management and preservation of the dying habitats on which species depend. Herp-Ghana adopts participatory, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches and/or processes to understand and mitigate threats to species and their habitats.