Biodiversity is the variability among living organisms from all sources, including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems.

A healthy biodiversity provides a number of natural services for everyone; these services can be grouped into:

•   Protection of water resources

•   Soils formation and protection

•   Nutrient storage and recycling

•   Pollution breakdown and absorption

•   Contribution to climate stability

•  Maintenance of ecosystems

•   Research, education and monitoring

•   Recreation and tourism

•   Cultural values

•   Food

•   Medicinal resources and pharmaceutical drugs

•   Wood product

•   Ornamental plants

Aside these benefits, biodiversity in Ghana are faced with some threats and these are due to the following reasons:

Agriculture

Farming is the foundation of Ghana's economy, connecting with around 56% of the populace and contributes 34.5% Gross domestic product (Measurable Administration Ghana, 2009). Its extension conveys colossal advantages to the nation.

The primary danger of Agribusiness to biodiversity in Ghana is the change of regular environment into farmlands. The act of moving development framework and the slice and consume strategy for cultivating in Ghana suggests that more common living spaces are cleared for cultivating a seemingly endless amount of time. This is a contributory factor to living space corruption and biodiversity misfortune.

Infrastructural Development

Infrastructural development is categorized as a direct cause of biodiversity decline in Ghana.

Related with rapid population growth, is the fast extension of settlements and foundation. The search for financial advancement, for instance industrialization, urbanization and development has required the misuse of the nation?s regular resources. This is regularly done in a way that lessens the capacity of the resources to restore and manage itself.

Population Growth

Rapid population growth is a major driver to the decline of biodiversity in Ghana. Just like infrastructure development, rapid population growth also causes the nation?s resources to be used in an unsustainable manner. This is largely due to the fact that, as the population increases, there is the need to create more space in order to accommodate them.