THE GHANA WILDLIFE SOCIETY (GWS)
The Society is a non-governmental, non-political, non-profit making environmental organization which seeks to conserve wildlife in all its forms to ensure a better environment and improved quality of life for all people.

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The Society aims to achieve this through:

• Initiating and supporting projects which address specific problems.
• Public awareness and conservation education programmes.
• Promoting the conservation of wildlife protected arrears.
• Encouraging research on wildlife and environmental protection and conservation.

Background
The GWS was first formed in the early 1970s but functioned for a few years and became dormant. In 1991, it was revived by the Save the Seashore Birds Project - Ghana (SSPC-G), a project that aimed at protecting sea and shore birds and their coastal wetland habitats in Ghana. When the SSBP-G ended in June 1994, the Society took over and continued the conservation activities initiated by the project.

The Accra Conservation Education Centre (GWS Office)

How the Society is Organised.
The structure of the Society comprises general Membership (Adult Members' Groups, Junior Members' Groups - the WCG, Affiliates and Corporate bodies), Council and a Secretariat.

The members' groups are open to all interested persons. Currently there are Adult Members' Groups in Greater Accra, Ashanti, Western, and Volta Regions.

The society’s Secretariat is based in Accra and currently has 58 full-time and seven part-time employees to implement the policies, strategies and programmes of the Society.

The Secretariat has three units:
Education and Public Awareness, Development and Conservation projects including Research.

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