What is it about?
The study depicted the spatial distribution of sacred groves in the Talensi area of Ghana’s Upper East Region. It relied on in-depth interviews and a Global Positioning System (GPS) device as the main instruments of primary data collection. Purposive sampling was used to choose the 20 participants for the study from the Talensi district, including 4 Tengdanam and 16 elderly men who owned family groves, had in-depth knowledge of sacred groves, and frequently visited such groves. The results validated the conceptualization of sacred groves through the saturation theory. Through this study, it was discovered that the research area’s sacred groves were affected by a confluence of modern religion and climate. Sacred groves in the study area were shown to be significantly impacted by a variety of modern religions. Findings further revealed that the spatial pattern of the distribution of sacred groves in the study area was clustered.
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Why is it important?
This paper urges the effective implementation of conservation measures to stop further deterioration of the sacred groves in the studied region. Again, this research would inform policies on sacred groves conservation in Ghana and beyond.
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An interesting piece which dwells on how religion or spirituality could be used as a means to conserve natural resources.
Dr Isaac Sarfo
Henan University
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This page is a summary of: Mapping of sacred groves in Ghana: the case of Talensi district in the guinea ecological zone, SN Social Sciences, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s43545-023-00737-0.
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