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Ghana country profile

Ghana country profile

Published:
Updated: May 8, 2008, 8:35 pm
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Lakhdar Boukerrou

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African elephant (<em>Loxodonta africana</em>), Ghana (Photograph by Kate Newman) African elephant (Loxodonta africana), Ghana (Photograph by Kate Newman)

  1. General overview
  2. Water in Ghana
  3. Energy in Ghana
  4. Human Development Index
  5. Biodiversity hotspot
    1. Biological diversity in the Guinean forests of West Africa
  6.  Ecoregions
    1. Central African mangroves
    2. Eastern Guinean forests
    3. West Sudanian savanna

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Citation

Maggie Surface (Lead Author);Lakhdar Boukerrou (Topic Editor) "Ghana country profile". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth May 8, 2008; Last revised Date May 8, 2008; Retrieved May 24, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Ghana_country_profile>

The Author

Maggie SurfaceMaggie Surface, originally from Nashville, TN, graduated in May of 2007 from Allegheny College with a double B.S. in physics and environmental studies. Her senior thesis at Allegheny focused on bringing solar energy to campus. She interned with American Rivers in the summer of 2006, helping plan River Lobby Day, and with the Meadville Area Local Growers and the Meadville Redevelopment Authority in the summer of 2005. Maggie served as the Earth Portal Program Coordinator for the National Counc ... (Full Bio)

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