Ghana Marine and Coastal Environment Protection, Management and Development

The marine and coastal resources of Ghana exist within a very fragile ecosystem. Current development trends and pressures exerted on these resources are steadily degrading the components of this fragile ecosystem. Landward, the area includes lagoons, marshes, estuarine swamps together with the intervening interfluve areas. Seaward, the boundary is determined as the limit of Exclusive Economic Zone (200 nautical miles)...download full document