Aggrieved Youth of Amoaman call for action against encroachment of Barekese Forest Reserve
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The youth of Amoaman, a community in the Atwima Nwabiagya North district, are frustrated by the authorities 39; delayed response to the ongoing encroachment on a forest reserve near the Barekese Dam. Once lush with forested land, the area has seen about 80 percent of its forest cover destroyed and converted into cocoa plantations.