Okyenhene wants Atewa forest developed into a national park

The visit by the sector minister and his entourage was to seek Okyenhene’s permission and support to identify two iconic tourism sites in the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council to develop to international standards and create more jobs as well.

“Develop a national park at Atewa forest, the species that God has given us there is phenomenal but if we begin to look at gold and its recklessness of galamsey and other things in the forest, we would never get there.

“We want to exploit the tourism potential in the traditional council and create more jobs.Tourism has the potential to create more jobs for the youth in this country.

Despite its critical nature, the forest is subject to degrading edsfecrs of a range of human activities including substantial threat from artisanal mining and commercial bauxite exploitation, illegal logging, hunting and farm encroachment.

Build a museum in addition to the park that would tell our history and show artefacts.” The protected Atewa Forest Reserve of about 17,400 hectares runs through roughly north-south, consisting of steep side with fairly flat summits.

The range is the site of an important forest reserve and the source of three major rivers – Birem, Densu and Ayensu – which is source of water production to over five millions of citizens in the Eastern and Greater Accra regions.

The Okyenhene was of the view tourism should be able to generate enough revenue for the country for development needs and long-term investment that would create long-term employment with meaningful and great incomes for citizens..

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