All biological products obtained from forests other than timber are considered non-timber
forest products (NTFPs). NTFPs production levels in Ghana are affected by climate change …

Since 2001, Ghana has introduced a number of forest-based strategies to improve the
livelihoods of forest communities, restore the country's forest cover and address timber …

Compliance is one of the central, but often overlooked challenges that actors face as they
seek to devise and implement environmental policies. Therefore this paper draws upon …

The debate on climate change and ecosystem services has grown substantially over the
past two decades. The post-Kyoto protocol period particularly has witnessed increased …

This paper examines efforts at forest conservation and management since colonial times in
the 'High Forest Zone'; the southern part of present day Ghana. It provides a detailed …

This paper explores farmers' compliance with forest rules in the High Forest Zone of Ghana
and the factors influencing compliance through interviews with 226 farmers. Specifically, it …

This introductory paper aims to synthesize the findings on on-farm trees research with the
integration of traditional silvicultural knowledge on multipurpose trees for the design of small …

Based on detailed income data of 478 rural households, the nexus between forest, trees and
rural livelihoods in Ghana is investigated and applied to assess implications of the Voluntary …

Executive summary The role of shaded-cocoa systems for climate change mitigation and
adaptation has gained considerable importance lately following the realisation of the ability …

This study is part of a public-private partnership project 'Oilseeds specialties: opportunities
for the Dutch business community in the vegetable oil industry'from 2013 to 2015. Demand …