Prof. Emmanuel Acquah

Associate Professor

Dept: Forest Resources Technology
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Ecotourism Development Protected Areas Management Visitor Planning and Management in Natural Areas Tourism Biodiver...~more

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Publications

    1. Owusu, G., Anning, A. K., Acquah, E., & Belford, E. J. (2026). Plant community assemblage and carbon stock along topographic and soil gradients in the Ankasa conservation area, Ghana. Heliyon, 12(1). https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(25)02674-X (Elsevier)
    2. Boadi, S., Osei-Tutu, P., Acquah, E., & Tenkorang, M. (2025). Physical injuries among illegal miners in Ghana: Implications for attaining the sustainable development goals. Resources Policy, 104, 105576. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2025.105576 (Elsevier)
    3. Dompreh, D., Acquah, E., Pearl, K. E., Dora, S., & Latif, M. A. (2025). Farmers’ Indigenous knowledge of insect pollination and non-insect services in cocoa production in Offinso municipal district of Ghana. Journal of Insect Conservation, 29(5), 1-12. https://doi.org/article/10.1007/s10841-025-00703-6 (Springer)
    4. Nsor, C. A., Agumenu, V., Acquah, E., Prempeh, N. O., & Antorbre, O. O. (2025). Assessment of the Structural Parameters of Vitellaria Paradoxa Cf. Gaertn. and Parkia Biglobosa (Jacq.) Benth. to Disturbance-Related Drivers in Mole National Park and Pack Adjacent Communities, in Ghana’s Savannah Region. Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana), 43(2), 122-142. https://doi.org/4314/just.v43i2.9 (AJOL)
    5. Opoku, P., Nsor, C. A., Acquah, E., Akoto, D. A., & Weber, N. (2025). Actor and power analysis in urban forests and green spaces management. Insights from the Garden City of West Africa. Forest Policy and Economics, 170, 103389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103389 (Elsevier)
    6. Yankson, I. K., Okyere, S., Wireko-Manu, F., Dugan, E., Ampomah, A. F., Acquah, E., ... & Afukaar, F. K. (2024). Assessment of particulate matter concentrations and air quality index during road construction-related activities in Ghana. Discover Environment, 2(1), 1-10. (Springer)
    7. Acquah, E., Antobre, O. O., Adom-Asamoah, G., & Opoku, P. (2024). Understanding Visitor Experiences and Motivations through an Importance-Satisfaction Analysis of a Protected Area in Ghana, Tourism Planning & Development, 21(4), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/21568316.2024.2365380 (Taylor & Francis)
    8. Boadi, S., Nsor, C.A., Acquah, E., Hammond, C., Owusu-Prempeh, P., & Acolatse, R. (2024). Variability in forest tree species composition and diversity in different aged cocoa agroforests of Ghana. Agroforest Systems 98(1) 255– https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-023-00903-6 (Springer)
    9. Kaba, J.S., Agyei, E.K., Avilineni, M.K.C., Yamoah, F.A., Issahaku, I., Ntiamoa, P., Acquah, E., & Mas-Ud, M. (2024).Agroforestry as an old approach to a new challenge of combating climate change: a critical analysis of the cocoa sector. Discover Agriculture 2 (92) (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44279-024-00120-4 (Springer Nature)
    10. Acheampong, L. O., Acquah, E., Ossei-Anto, T., & Aborampah, W. K. (2024). Development and Validation of a Model for the Assessment of Biology Teachers’ Professional Reflective Practice. European Journal of Education and Pedagogy, 5(6), 14–23. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejedu.2024.5.6.889 (European Open Science)
    11. Dompreh, D., Kuranchie, P., Prempeh, R. N. A., Acquah, E., & Sevor, D. (2024). Low genetic variation among trees in cocoa hand pollination in the Offinso Municipality of Ghana revealed by SSR markers. Biochemical Genetics 62 (6) 1-13 (Springer Nature) .https://doi.org/10.1007/s10528-024-10978-0
    12. Dompreh, D., Ankobra, R. A., Acquah, E., & Sevor, D. (2024). Differentiating between Rhizophora mangle, Avicinnea germinans, Laguncularia racemose and Conocarpus erectus populations from Anlo Beach in the Shama District of Ghana using RAPD. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3869008/v1
    13. Acquah, E., Nsor, C. A., Boadi, S., & Owusu, E. A. (2023). Effects of environmental factors on the distribution of flagship species in Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Kumawu, Ghana: Implications for conservation and ecotourism development. African Journal of Ecology, 61(1) 14-27. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.13077 (John Wiley & Sons Ltd).
    14. Acquah, E., Owusu, D. A., Nkrumah, E. E. Prince Anane Agyei, P., & Asare, R. (2022) Sustainable ecotourism development and visitor satisfaction: the case of Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Kumawu, Ghana, International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 29(8), 797-81. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504509.2022.2105412 (Taylor & Francis)
    15. Owusu, G., Anning, A. K., Belford, E. J., & Acquah, E. (2022) Plant Species Diversity, Distribution and Conservation Status of the Ankasa Resource Reserve, Ghana. Trees, Forests and People, 8 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2022.100264 (Elsevier).
    16. Dogor, G. K. F., Acquah, E., & Anning, A. K. (2020). Floristic Composition and Structure in Relation to Elevation in the Togo Plateau Forest Reserve in Ghana. European Journal of Biology and Biotechnology, 1(6). https://doi.org/10.24018/ejbio.2020.1.6.133 (European Open Science).
    17. Dogor, G. K. F., Acquah, E., & Anning, A. K. (2020). Influence of soil physicochemical parameters on species composition and structure in the Togo Plateau Forest Reserve in Ghana. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 8(3), 204-227. https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2020.8.3.0480 (Research and Review).
    18. Nsor, C.A., Acquah, E., Mensah, G., Kusi-Kyei, V., and Boadi, S., (2018). Avian Community Structure as a Function of Season, Habitat Type, and Disturbance, in Mole National Park, Northern Region (Ghana). International Journal of Ecology, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/2045629 (Hindawi).
    19. Bosu, P.P., Acquah, E and Boamah, R.O. (2018). Evaluation of Four Insecticides for the Protection of Nauclea diderrichii (Rubiaceae) Seedlings against Orygmophora mediofoveata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Shoot Borer Damage. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 38(1), 39-45. https://doi:10.1017/S1742758417000236 (Springer).
    20. Acquah, E., Rollins, R., Dearden, P., & Murray, G. (2017). Concerns and benefits of park-adjacent communities in Northern Ghana: the case of Mole National Park. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 24(4), 316-327. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504509.2016.1221480 (Taylor & Francis)
    21. Acquah, E., Nsor, C. A., Arthur, E. K., & Boadi, S. (2017). The socio-cultural impact of ecotourism on park-adjacent communities in Ghana. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 6(2), 1-14.
    22. Boadi, S., Nsor, C.A., Yakubu, D. H., Acquah, E., and Antobre, O. O. (2017). Conventional and Indigenous Biodiversity Conservation Approach: A Comparative Study of Jachie Sacred Grove and Nkrabea Forest Reserve. International Journal of Forestry Research, Vol 2017. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/1721024
    23. Acquah, E., Dearden, P. and Rollins, R. (2016). Nature-Based Tourism in Mole National Park, Ghana. African Geographical Review, 35(1): 53-69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19376812.2015.1088389
    24. Nsor, C. A., Acquah, E., and Braimah, C. A, (2016): Seasonal Dynamics of Physico-chemical Characteristics in Wetlands of Northern Region (Ghana): Implications on the Functional Status. International Journal of Aquatic Sciences, 7(1): 39-49.
    25. Boadi, C.A. Nsor, O. O. Antobre, E. Acquah. (2016). An analysis of illegal mining on the Offin shelterbelt forest reserve, Ghana: Implications on community livelihood. Journal of Sustainable Mining, 15: 115 -119.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsm.2016.12.001
    26. Rollins, R., Acquah, E., and Dearden, P., Murray, G., and Stahl, A.B. (2014). Challenges with Nature-Based Tourism in Mole National Park, Ghana. The 14th Canadian Congress on Leisure Research. May 21- 23, 2014. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    27. Acquah, E. (2013). Human-wildlife interactions, nature-based tourism, and protected areas management: the case of Mole National Park and the adjacent communities in Ghana. University of Victoria (Canada).

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