Asenanyo Forest Reserve
The Asenanyo Forest Reserve is a production forest that was established in the year 1940 and covers an area of 22,800 ha in the Ashanti Region of Ghana (Wiafe, 2014). It is of the moist semi-deciduous forest ecosystem, with the dominant tree species being Celtis mildbraedii , Triplochiton scleroxylon , Entandrophragmaspp. and Thaumatococus spp. (Wiafe, 2014; Forest Services Division, 2010a). The forest has a bimodal rainy season from April to October (maximum rainfall: May-June; minimum rainfall: September-October) and a dry season from November to March. Annual rainfall range is 1250–500 mm (Hall & Swaine, 1981). Temperature in the reserve ranges from an average high of 30.5oC to 21oC, with a mean annual relative humidity of about 84%. Asenanyo Forest Reserve has about 20 admitted farms scattered throughout the reserve, the size of each averaging approximately 5 ha (Forest Services Division, 2010a). The reserve also has one admitted community occupying an area of about 955.70 ha (Forest Services Division, 2010a). Threats faced by the reserve include illegal logging, charcoal production, illegal farming in the reserve, surface mining, sand wining and hunting (Wiafe, 2014; Forest Services Division, 2010a). These activities are accompanied by unauthorized development of in-roads and clearing of forest.