Greening for love of people, nature and sustainability
Welcome to
GreenOyster Opportunities for Development
(GOOD)
The new beginnings and future endings are all about people.
Fostering sustainability needs for all by facilitating immersive scientific learning and delivering food and eco-tourism services
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Why should society conserve oysters, enrich its habitats and river ecosystems, including coastal mangrove forests? How can oyster conservation and mangrove restoration be done collectively and greenly to advance climate action, biodiversity and ecosystem services? What contributions can conservation make to the UN SDGs and green recovery from the triple COVID-19, economic and climate crises? What opportunities exist for children and young people to learn, engage in and benefit from biodiversity conservation? How can local leadership, institutions and resources be mobilised to support and sustain conservation, restoration and livelihood interventions? Inclusive conservation of oyster ecosystems requires partnering and financing, would you help? How can we appropriately integrate indigenous knowledge, human values and scientific technologies to own, transform and reconnect community-based conservation to bioculture, health, education, science and blue-green economy for sustainable development? You can be a powerful voice, share relevant information and, at the same time, lend a practical solution for resolving climate and sustainability challenges.
Many people wake-up to see thousands of dead oysters washed offshore every day. Human security, livelihoods and nutritious foods to put on the table are at risk. Is climate change not a major part of the causes? How are climate, oyster habitats and communities interacting? What is the future of oysters? With the present and future in mind, what can we do to bring science and best practice together to enhance socio-ecological improvements through sustainable nature-based solutions?
GOOD aims to conserve, co-restore and promote consumption of oysters, climate and its ecosystem resources in greener and eco-inclusive manners to provide food and scientific eco-tourism services to meet sustainability needs. The pointer solution is co-creation of a community-based oyster reserve for greening oyster ecologies, industries and empowering communities.
GOOD = ∑ (P + A + R) + A1
Can we confidently say the Songor and Keta Lagoon Complex Ramsar Sites connected to the Volta River Estuary are sustainable and future-ready?
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GOOD Districts
- South Tongu
- Ada East
- Anloga
GOOD Communities
- Sogakope
- Havui
- Adidokpo
- Fuveme
- Azizanya
- Ada Foah
- Big Ada
- Agorta
- Nutekpor
- Amedorme
- Atakukope
- Sokpoe
- Agave-Fedume
- Dalive
- Yorve
- Galo
- Agbetorkoe
- Kpenu
- Larve
- Ada Junction
- Atiteti
- Akalove
- Kedzi
- Gamenu
- Kpontey
- Tadze
- Agorme
- Tefle
- Gbenuakope
- Adidokpoe
- Aveta
- Galotse
- Sota
- Atokplakpo
- Anyanui
- Apimkpo
- Asidovuie
Disclaimer:
Eco-inclusive and networking to improve and expand the benefits of oysters through community-based conservation practices
Eco-enterprise issues
Oysters are spectacularly charismatic and bioecologically significant species in the Volta River Estuary. They are highly nutritious, medicinal and serve as delicacy for millions of people every day. Harvesting and trading oysters is an all-important industry that provides foods, jobs and livelihoods in the estuary. During COVID-19 pandemics, oysters help large local population. Yet, climate change combines with high utilisation of toxic chemicals to alter ecosystem services, including harvesting of oysters by 70%. Oysters have completely disappeared in some communities or migrated from shallow waters to deeper hydrospheres. At times, nothing is harvested. For this reason, income level from oysters has drastically reduced.The consequence is that hundreds of youth and women are unemployed and the problems of conflict, hunger, child poverty as well as migration have emerged. The destruction and shifts in the oyster ecosystems and habitats are evidently visible.
Pointer solution
The pointer solution is a co-created Oyster Reserve for greening oyster ecologies, industries and empowering local communities. The reserve in-builds an eco-pavilion support facility for immersive scientific learning, engaging vulnerable groups and eco-leadership practising opportunities. Beside is a diagram of the oyster reserve concept and 3Cs processes.
