Key message There is no one-size-fits-all way to successfully implement forest landscape
restoration (FLR). Complex socio-ecological systems present challenges and opportunities …

Based on data from 1014 households in Ghana and Burkina Faso, we demonstrate that non-
forest environmental products play a crucial role in rural livelihoods, especially for women …

This article discusses the extent, impacts, and governance dynamics of illegal logging and
associated corruption in the chainsaw milling sector in Cameroon and the implications for …

Drawing on theoretical insights from agrarian political economy, and based on empirical
research in the High Forest Zone of Ghana using in-depth interviews and participant …

Large-scale illegal logging and associated trade in illegally sourced wood products are
recognized as pervasive drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in many developing …

This research analyzed cocoa deforestation within the framework of land-use policies to
support efforts to implement deforestation-free cocoa commitments in Ghana. Land-use …

Abstract Forest degradation in West Africa is generally thought to have negative
consequences on rural livelihoods but there is little overview of its effects in the region …

The usefulness of taboos as a distinct type of informal institutions for effective and efficient
natural resource management is threatened by their erosion as local communities transform …

In the context of post-colonial countries, formal institutions of forest management often do not
perform to expectations when they are introduced into local communities. Against this …

Schemes to promote sustainable forest management have increasingly focused on
addressing widespread informalities in timber production, based on the presumed links …