The customary management of natural resources in Ghana is hinged on belief system of the African Traditional Religion. Studies have shown the impact of foreign religions on many aspects of Ghanaian society, but less is known on influence of foreign religion on customary management of natural resources. This study examined the influence of foreign religion on conservation of sacred groves in eight communities in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality. The influx of missionary religions, notably Christianity and Islam were identified as an indirect underlying causal agent to declining sacred grove area. Less reverence of traditional beliefs has led to sacred grove clearance for agriculture and settlement in some communities. The study therefore recommends re-enforcement of taboos and awareness creation on conservation value of sacred groves to halt further degradation.

加纳自然资源的习惯管理取决于非洲传统宗教的信仰体系。研究表明外来宗教对加纳社会的许多方面产生了影响，但人们对外来宗教对自然资源习惯管理的影响知之甚少。这项研究考察了外来宗教对塞夫维维亚索市八个社区神圣树林保护的影响。传教士宗教的涌入，特别是基督教和伊斯兰教，被认为是圣林地区衰落的间接潜在原因。对传统信仰的不尊重导致一些社区为了农业和定居而砍伐神圣的树林。因此，该研究建议加强禁忌并提高对圣林保护价值的认识，以阻止进一步退化。