Deforestation and forests degradation impacts on the environment

R Kumar, A Kumar, P Saikia - Environmental Degradation: Challenges …, 2022 - Springer
Forests are important terrestrial carbon sinks and help in mitigating the emissions of CO2,
and other greenhouse gases (GHGs). Besides, it provides multiple ecosystem goods and …

Examining the powers decentralized to community resource management areas in Ghana

SM Mawutor, R Hajjar - Land Use Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Decentralizing forest control to community-based groups is a widely promoted form of
governance around the world. Community Resource Management Areas (CREMAs) in …

Imposing legality: hegemony and resistance under the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance, and Trade (FLEGT) initiative

R Myers, RL Rutt, C McDermott… - Journal of Political …, 2020 - journals.uair.arizona.edu
Timber legality trade restrictions and verification are a bundle of contemporary mechanisms
triggered by global concerns about forest degradation and deforestation. The European …

Advancing small-scale forestry under FLEGT and REDD in Ghana

R Hajjar - Forest Policy and Economics, 2015 - Elsevier
In Ghana, small and medium-scale forest enterprises (SMFEs) provide income and
livelihoods for three million people and supply a growing domestic timber demand …

Empirical evidence of the impact of commercial charcoal production on Woodland in the Forest-Savannah transition zone, Ghana

R Aabeyir, S Adu-Bredu, WA Agyare… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2016 - Elsevier
The impacts of charcoal production on woodland were assessed in the Forest-Savannah
Transition Zone of Ghana to facilitate policy formulation for a win-win situation for both …

Customary land governance dynamics and its implications for shea tenure and ecology in selected peri-urban communities in Ghana

ED Kuusaana - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The shea ecosystem provides critical ecosystem services. However, rapid peri-
urbanization threatens the governance of peri-land and shea tree resources and poses …

[PDF][PDF] The impact of deforestation on forest livelihoods in Ghana

J Boafo - Africa Portal online Library, 2013 - mnstate.edu
ABOUT THE PORTAL BACK GROUND ERS Page 1 ABOUT THE PORTAL BACK GROUND
ERS The Africa Portal backgrounder series offers brief background information and …

Empowerment and disempowerment in community-based natural resource management: Examining CREMA outcomes in Ghana

SM Mawutor, R Hajjar - Land Use Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) schemes are intended to
achieve social and environmental outcomes, although many cases around the world show …

Farmers' motivations to plant and manage on-farm trees in Ghana

KA Oduro, B Arts, B Kyereh, G Mohren - Small-Scale Forestry, 2018 - Springer
Deforestation and forest degradation, especially in the agricultural landscapes, are serious
threats to biodiversity conservation and sustainability of the timber industry. Planting trees on …

[PDF][PDF] Community experiences in the use of modified taungya system for restoring degraded forests and improving livelihoods in Ghana

M Appiah, B Yeboah, MA Yeboah, JA Danquah - management, 2020 - researchgate.net
Abstract Using the Modified Taungya System (MTS) to establish plantations has been
identified as one of the important strategies required to meet the demand for wood resources …