About CES Ghana
The Center for Ecosystem Health and Sustainability (CES Ghana) was founded and duly registered in 2023. CES Ghana is a community-oriented, science-based non-profit organization dedicated to nature conservation through advocacy, education, research, and developing innovative and sustainable solutions. We aim to promote and strengthen synergies that ensure healthier ecosystems by advancing public health and environmental literacy as well as practical and sustainable conservation actions that are evidence-based.
Vision
Safeguard the health of humans, animals, and ecosystems now and in the future.
Values
Professionalism and integrity: we uphold the highest ethical and professional standards in performing our organizational commitments. We endeavor to build trust and credibility by establishing ourselves as a leading and reliable center as we follow through on all commitments.
Strategic collaborations: we foster partnerships and collaborate with all sectors of society, including indigenous or local communities, to develop and implement practical solutions towards sustainable ecosystems.
High-quality and tangible results: we are keen on generating and sharing knowledge (indigenous and scientific) and developing innovative solutions on issues of ecosystem health and sustainability through evidence-based research.
Diversity and inclusiveness: we recruit and develop the capacity of staff to ensure a diverse, inclusive, and equitable organization so that we can leverage the differences and expertise toward fulfilling our mission.
Accountability and transparency: we are open, honest, and accountable in our relationships with everyone we work with, including our donors, members, partners, and the general public.
Conduct evidence-based research, capacity development, advocacy, and dissemination of information (scientific and indigenous), among others, to ensure sustainable human and animal health through healthier ecosystems.
Objectives and activities
Mission
These include (but are not limited to) the following:
Campaign and advocate for the protection of the environment and ecosystems.
Conduct scientific research and communicate the findings.
Promote sustainable use and management of natural resources through the adoption of methods that are beneficial to communities and the environment (i.e., nature-based solutions).
Support the creation of programs that enhance society’s appreciation of nature and wildlife.
Support initiatives that contribute to addressing the challenges to the health and welfare of wildlife, humans, and the environment.
Build the capacity of communities (e.g., individuals, groups, and leaders) with skills, knowledge, and motivation to be champions of change toward biodiversity in order to avert unforeseen environmental threats.
