Annex 5IPSI Case Study Summary Sheet
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Basic Information
Keywords (3‐5 key concepts included in the case study)
Satoyama, Waste separation, livelihoods and Lagoon
Web link (of the case study or lead organization if available for more information)www.safeghana.org

Geographical Information
Longitude/latitude or Google Maps link (if location is identified)Longitude/latitude: 5.910971, 0.991218 or Google Map link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tbfbrxjrs6BGPvfD8
Ecosystem(s) (please place an “x” in all appropriate boxes)
ForestGrassland
AgriculturalX
In‐land waterX
CoastalX
DrylandMountain
Urban/peri‐urban X
Other (Please specify) Mangroves
Socioeconomic and environmental characteristics of the area (within 50 words)
The area of open water varies with the season, but is estimated to be 30,000ha, stretching for 40 km along thecoast and separated from the sea by a narrow ridge with inflows from Todzie, Avu, Aka, Belikpa and the Lower
Volta River. Over the coming years, the combination of intensifying sea waves and ongoing and accelerating sea level riseis expected to have dire impacts on our historic states in Anlo, Keta and Ketu.

Description of human‐nature interactions in the area
(land‐use, traditional resource management practices etc. – within 50 words)

Keta is probably one of the few areas in Ghana live with the daily adverse impacts of climate change and bad industrial
development policies. overdependence of its uses for livelihoods like fishing, fuelwood, pollution from plastics waste,climate change induced sea level rise and coastal erosion continues to eat away the Keta townships.

Contents
Note: The following fields are used for information about activities described in the case study or the production of the case study itself,and contents may vary depending on the nature of the case study. For example, a case study about on‐the‐ground activities may include
the rationale, objectives etc. for the activities; a case study about a SEPLS‐related policy may describe the policymaking process; or a casestudy describing a SEPLS may address particular practices used there. Please make an effort to fill as many fields as possible.
Rationale (why activities or policies described, or information shared in the case study are needed – within 50 words)

The increasing negative impacts on Keta SEPLS undermine efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals andCBD’s Aichi Biodiversity Targets. This poses threats to the habitability and safety of Keta, Anlo and Ketu and theircommunities, living in harmony with nature. These unsustainable practices have modified the ecosystem in the SEPLs.
Recently, the annual flooding has occurred by excessive inflows from the sea erosion, siltation in the lagoon. The riversystems have compounded the human and environmental security challenges of the Keta SEPLS.

Objectives (goals of activities or policies described, or of producing the case study – within 50 words)
The main objective was to demonstrate how to restore and revitalize Keta Ramsar sites and the SEPLS toconserve ecosystem services to benefit the fishing community including families in Keta. Specifically, theproject identified to build multi‐stakeholder partnerships, promote reuse and recycling, and build capacities onsustainable livelihood enterprises.
Activities and/or practices employed (within 50 words)

SAFE Ghana collaborated with universities from Ghana and Japan as well as the Office of the Member ofParliament and Local Authorities and conducted the following activities:
 Clean‐up Activities Construction of Waste Separation Stations Promotion of Homestay tourism
 Beach and Lagoon Sanitation Activities Education for Sustainable Development Promotion
Circular Ecological Economy and Nature Based Solutions
Locally Managed Lagoon Areas for fisheries
Results (within 50 words)
Key outputs were the formulation of multi‐stakeholder projects named Keep Keta Clean and Beautiful. Also, local schools
and children were educated on the waste management. We developed and submitted the proposal for skill trainings forfisher folks, youth fisheries, and vegetable production. Some women started the homestay ecotourism through theproject. We also engaged Anlo Traditional Council and Members of Parliament and other duty bearers and donors todevelopment nature‐based solutions for flood and disaster management.

Lessons learned (factors in success or failure, challenges and opportunities – within 40 words)
1. Multi‐stakeholder partnerships were necessary for effective SEPLS management in densely populated
coastal areas.
2. A bottom up approach to awareness and knowledge sharing yielded clean beaches, ecotourism products,
increased family income and better management of SEPLS at Keta.
3. Homestay tourism provided sustainable community‐based tourism options for local community SEPLS.
4. Funding resources requirements for SEPLS management projects was highly underestimated.
Key messages (within 40 words)
Keep Keta Clean and Beautiful Campaign, cyclic use of resources, composting toilets, can lead to the societies
living in harmony with nature.
Relationship to other IPSI activities (if the case study is related to any other IPSI collaborative activities, case studies, etc.)
Not applicable
Funding (any relevant information about funding of activities or projects described in the case study)
SDM, Service Learning, USAID WACAP

Contributions to Global Agendas
CBD Aichi Biodiversity Targets (https://www.cbd.int/sp/targets/)
Please place an “x” in the “direct” or “indirect” boxes next to any of the CBD’s Aichi Biodiversity Targets to which the work describedin this case study contributes as appropriate. Note: please mark only those that the case actually has made or is making acontribution, not those to which it could make a potential contribution in the future.
TargetDescriptionDirectIndirect
By 2020, at the latest, people are aware of the values of biodiversity and the steps they can take toconserve and use it sustainably.

X

By 2020, at the latest, biodiversity values have been integrated into national and local
development and poverty reduction strategies and planning processes and are being incorporated
into national accounting, as appropriate, and reporting systems.

X

By 2020, at the latest, incentives, including subsidies, harmful to biodiversity are eliminated,phased out or reformed in order to minimize or avoid negative impacts, and positive incentives forthe conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity are developed and applied, consistent and inharmony with the Convention and other relevant international obligations, taking into accountnational socio economic conditions.

XBy 2020, at the latest, Governments, business and stakeholders at all levels have taken steps toachieve or have implemented plans for sustainable production and consumption and have kept theimpacts of use of natural resources well within safe ecological limits.
By 2020, the rate of loss of all natural habitats, including forests, is at least halved and wherefeasible brought close to zero, and degradation and fragmentation is significantly reduced.

By 2020 all fish and invertebrate stocks and aquatic plants are managed and harvested sustainably,
legally and applying ecosystem based approaches, so that overfishing is avoided, recovery plans
and measures are in place for all depleted species, fisheries have no significant adverse impacts on
threatened species and vulnerable ecosystems and the impacts of fisheries on stocks, species andecosystems are within safe ecological limits.
By 2020 areas under agriculture, aquaculture and forestry are managed sustainably, ensuringconservation of biodiversity.

By 2020, pollution, including from excess nutrients, has been brought to levels that are not
detrimental to ecosystem function and biodiversity.

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X

By 2020, invasive alien species and pathways are identified and prioritized, priority species arecontrolled or eradicated, and measures are in place to manage pathways to prevent theirintroduction and establishment.

X

By 2015, the multiple anthropogenic pressures on coral reefs, and other vulnerable ecosystems
impacted by climate change or ocean acidification are minimized, so as to maintain their integrity
and functioning.

X

By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine
areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, areconserved through effectively and equitably managed, ecologically representative and wellconnected systems of protected areas and other effective area‐based conservation measures, andintegrated into the wider landscapes and seascapes.

X

By 2020 the extinction of known threatened species has been prevented and their conservation
status, particularly of those most in decline, has been improved and sustained.

X

By 2020, the genetic diversity of cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and ofwild relatives, including other socio‐economically as well as culturally valuable species, ismaintained, and strategies have been developed and implemented for minimizing genetic erosion
and safeguarding their genetic diversity.
By 2020, ecosystems that provide essential services, including services related to water, andcontribute to health, livelihoods and well‐being, are restored and safeguarded, taking into accountthe needs of women, indigenous and local communities, and the poor and vulnerable.
By 2020, ecosystem resilience and the contribution of biodiversity to carbon stocks has beenenhanced, through conservation and restoration, including restoration of at least 15 per cent ofdegraded ecosystems, thereby contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and tocombating desertification.

XXX

By 2015, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharingof Benefits Arising from their Utilization is in force and operational, consistent with nationallegislation.
By 2015 each Party has developed, adopted as a policy instrument, and has commencedimplementing an effective, participatory and updated national biodiversity strategy and actionplan.
By 2020, the traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities
relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and their customary use of
biological resources, are respected, subject to national legislation and relevant international
obligations, and fully integrated and reflected in the implementation of the Convention with thefull and effective participation of indigenous and local communities, at all relevant levels.
By 2020, knowledge, the science base and technologies relating to biodiversity, its values,functioning, status and trends, and the consequences of its loss, are improved, widely shared andtransferred, and applied.
By 2020, at the latest, the mobilization of financial resources for effectively implementing theStrategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011‐2020 from all sources, and in accordance with the consolidated
and agreed process in the Strategy for Resource Mobilization, should increase substantially fromthe current levels. This target will be subject to changes contingent to resource needs assessments
to be developed and reported by Parties.

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X

XXUN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs)
Please place an “x” in the “direct” or “indirect” boxes next to any of the UN Sustainable Development Goals to which the work
described in this case study contributes as appropriate. Note: please mark only those that the case actually has made or is making acontribution, not those to which it could make a potential contribution in the future.
SDGDescriptionDirect
Indirect

End poverty in all its forms everywherexEnd hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainableagriculturex

Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all agesxEnsure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning
opportunities for all

XAchieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
X

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
X

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for allX

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive
employment, and decent work for allx

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation, andfoster innovation

X

Reduce inequality within and among countries
X

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
X

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
X

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
XConserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable
development
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably
manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation, andhalt biodiversity loss

X

X

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide accessto justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

X

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership forsustainable developmentx