The Mole National Park has trained and resourced community citizen rangers from some selected CREMAs under the “Living with Wildlife: Improving Livelihoods in the Mole Ecological Landscape” project.
The initiative Funded by UKaid, is a collaborative effort between the Nature Development Foundation (NDF), Mole National Park, and the CK Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences (CKT-UTAS) to empower local communities as active stewards of conservation, fostering coexistence between humans and wildlife.
Park manager of Mole National Park, Ali Mahama underscored the importance of the training and urged the beneficiaries to take their roles seriously
“Today, you have successfully graduated from your training as Community Resource Management Area (CREMA) members as Citizen Rangers to protect wildlife, monitor illegal activities within their CREMAs, and engage communities, I urge you to ensure a future where people and nature thrive together”
Assistant Law Enforcement Officer at Mole National Park in charge of Field operations, Martin Ndego, emphasized that the rangers will serve as watchdogs in their respective CREMAs and report issues of illegalities to the law enforcement unit.
“Because the park is so huge and rangers cannot move around the entire park, we anticipate th at you will be ambassadors of conservation and serve as a link between the park and the communities within the CREMAs”
The newly inaugurated rangers expressed enthusiasm for their roles and assured of diligent action
With the official deployment of the community rangers, the Living with Wildlife project marks a transformative step towards inclusive conservation.
One where local communities are not just beneficiaries but active stewards of their environment.
Source: 3news.com