Forest Fire (24803 ha) in Ghana 23 Jan 2024

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1019166
Countries: Ghana
Start Date - Last detection*: 23 Jan 2024 - 06 Feb 2024
Duration (days): 14
People affected: 2 in the burned area
Burned area: 24803 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Ghana’s medicinal plants, the ‘first aid’ for communities, are under t ... 2024-02-02T17:39+0100.

Rural communities in southwestern Ghana lacking access to conventional medicine are using dozens of medicinal tree species to treat up to 83 ailments, according to a new study . However, many of these tree species are also threatened by fac
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),