Photo: CIKOD l Sacred groves versus gold mines: biocultural community protocols in Ghana 125 Tanchara community meeting to discuss gold mining and the BCP. Figure 1: Tanchara community self-assessment of changes in capacity, comparing 2003 and 2010 1 = dormant; 2 = sprouting; 3 = growing; 4 = well-developed; 5 = fully mature, ultimate vision of success (comparing to the development of a tree, from seed to a mature, fruit-bearing tree).

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