The National Tree Seed Centre (NTSC) of the country has expressed grave concerns over the continuous destruction of seed sources in the country by illegal miners.
According to the Centre, all the endemic species peculiar to Ghana were being destroyed, stressing that, "It is likely the country's biodiversity will soon be lost if care is not taken to reverse the situation." Dr Joseph Mireku Asomaning, Seed Conservation Technique Course Project Coordinator, at the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-FORIG), disclosed to the Ghanaian Times, here.
It was during the opening ceremony of a week's intensive training programme on "Ex Situ" conservation of seeds in the country.
Ex Situ conservation refers to the removal of the seeds from its original or natural location for conservation in a specialised environment, for research, or other purposes.
