The entry into force of the International Convention on Biological Diversity, in December 1993, has put the assessment of natural resources and the formulation and enactment of policies for their management and sustainable use higher on national and international agendas than ever before in the history of humankind. Almost every nation, including Ghana, has now signed and ratified this convention, thereby asserting their rights over the living resources within their borders and acknowledging their obligations to conserve and to use these sustainably for the benefit of present and future generations. The success of the convention depends upon the sustained support of concerned authorities, professional experts and the general public.