The application of remote sensing in sustainable environmental management in Ghana

Abstract

One of the most essential tools for environmental management and sustainability in Ghana in recent times is the use of Remote sensing. Ghana is a country blessed with varied natural resources, but anthropogenic activities such as illegal mining, waste management, deforestation and agricultural practices have led to environmental degradation. Remote sensing technology therefore provides a less expensive means of monitoring these activities, assessing their effects on the environment, and providing guiding policy decisions. The aim of this current review is to provide a detailed analysis of literature on the application of remote sensing for environmental management and sustainability. Google scholar, Scopus (Elsevier) and Science Direct (Elsevier), were a few of the databases used for the review. The findings indicate that there are numerous remote sensing applications for sustainable environmental management in Ghana, including examining the state of rural roads, making a foundation map for visual reference, gathering images of earth from space, controlling forest fires, land use and land cover detection, climate change observation, estimating the likelihood of landslides, estimating forest resources, recognizing crop conditions, increasing farming precision, determining the moisture content of the soil, forecasting crop production, crop damage and crop progress. Based on the review it is clear that, the use of remote sensing in environmental management in Ghana has proven to be a valuable tool because it has aided in improving our understanding of environmental dynamics, guiding policy decisions and monitoring the environmental impact of human activities. Remote sensing will continue to play an important role in environmental management in Ghana as technology advances. Keywords: Remote Sensing, Ghana, Environment, Sustainable Management.