Yaa Ntiamoa‐baidu

Biographic Data

ID4872902
NAMEYaa Ntiamoa‐baidu
GIVEN NAMESYaa
FAMILY NAMENtiamoa‐baidu
SIGNATUREBAIDU Y N
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Ghana
ORCID0000-0002-3915-3341
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS15
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Bushmeat consumption frequency and preferences among rural households in a West African savanna landscape

    Open AccessHannah N K Sackey, James McNamara et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2025

    The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources. Northern Ghana is an understudied savanna area, with a recognized cross‐border and long‐distant bushmeat trade. Understanding the …

  • Conservation perspectives and perception of bats as reservoirs of zoonotic diseases in Ghana

    Jesse Sey Ayivor, Elaine T Lawson et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2022

    Bats perform various ecological and socio-economic functions but are also associated with the transmission of zoonotic diseases. This study investigated how awareness of bats as vectors of diseases has influenced their conservation in Ghana. Data were drawn from focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and questionnaire administration from five selected Ghanaian communities. The results showed that the level of awareness of bats as vect…

  • Understanding framings and perceptions of spillover

    Open AccessElaine T Lawson, Fidelia Ohemeng et al.ARTICLEDisaster Prevention and…2017

    Purpose Bats provide many ecosystem services and have intrinsic value. They also act as host reservoirs for some viruses. Several studies have linked zoonotic diseases to bats, raising questions about the risks bats pose, especially to people living close to bat roosts. Through a series of case studies undertaken in three communities, the purpose of this paper is to explore the various ways in which framings and perceptions of bats can influence …

  • Socio-cultural Determinants of Human-Bat Interactions in Rural Ghana

    Fidelia Ohemeng, Elaine T Lawson et al.ARTICLEAnthrozoös2017Cited by: 5References: 21

    Bats are known to be a natural reservoir for a lot of disease pathogens and can spread several diseases. All 11 genera of fruit bat found in West Africa are found in Ghana, and human–bat interactions are common. However, there is a dearth of knowledge about the socio-cultural factors that shape these interactions. This paper explores the socio-cultural factors that bring humans into contact with bats. Data were obtained through focus group discus…

  • Ebola, Bats and Evidence-Based Policy

    Open AccessJames L N Wood, Andrew A Cunningham et al.ARTICLEEcoHealth2016

  • Characteristics and Risk Perceptions of Ghanaians Potentially Exposed to Bat-Borne Zoonoses through Bushmeat

    Open AccessAlexandra O Kamins, Alexandra Kamins et al.ARTICLEEcoHealth2015

    Emerging zoonotic pathogens from wildlife pose increasing public health threats globally. Bats, in particular, host an array of zoonotic pathogens, yet there is little research on how bats and humans interact, how people perceive bats and their accompanying disease risk, or who is most at risk. Eidolon helvum, the largest and most abundant African fruit bat species, is widely hunted and eaten in Ghana and also carries potentially zoonotic pathoge…

  • Assessing the socio-economic stressors of Ghana’s only Strict Nature Reserve – Kogyae

    Open AccessJesse Sey Ayivor, Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu et al.ARTICLEPARKS2015

     to retain the transitional vegetation and faunal types for scientific research and monitoring; to protect the watersheds of the tributaries of Sene and Afram Rivers; and  to preserve the historical grounds of the Kwaman, Agogo and Kumawu people; where their last victorious battles against the Chumbulus from Northern Ghana were fought

  • Protected area management and livelihood conflicts in Ghana

    Open AccessJesse Sey Ayivor, Christopher Gordon et al.ARTICLEPARKS2013

    The Digya National Park in Ghana has been the scene of conflicts between local communities and wildlife managers ever since its establishment in 1971. The conflicts range from apprehension of local people by Wildlife Officials for entry into the park to collect non-timber forest products, to serious confrontation with poachers, arrests and evictions that occasionally result in deaths. Documented information on these conflicts, however, is scanty.…

  • Indigenous Beliefs and Biodiversity Conservation

    Yaa Ntiamoa‐baiduARTICLEJournal for the Study of Religion…2008Cited by: 10

    The paper evaluates the effectiveness of sacred forests, taboos, and totems associated with various animal species in Ghana for biodiversity conservation. The Nkodurom and Pinkwae Sacred Groves have been preserved by local communities through beliefs enforced by a range of restrictions and taboos. In both cases, the groves are the only relatively intact forest in severely degraded landscapes and farmlands. The mollusc Tympanotonus fuscatus, three…