Senyo Adzah

University of Ghana | Legon · Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences

Mangroves are often presented as NbS for, among others, Blue Carbon. However, a lack of locally relevant data makes ecosystem service estimates highly uncertain, and outcomes do not always benefit local traditional rights holders. In coastal Ghana, mangroves remain understudied but overexploited because a value chain centered on firewood provides l...

Coastal hazards such as erosion, flooding, and pollution are major challenges facing many coastal areas of Ghana. In response to these challenges, the concept of Nature-based Solutions that has gained prominence globally has been proposed to address these challenges in the Ghanaian coast. While mangroves have the potential as a Nature-based Solutio...