Deforestation In Ghana

Author : Michael S. Asante
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0761822976

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Deforestation in Ghana by Michael S. Asante Pdf

Deforestation in Ghana is a research-based analytical study that explains the disconnect between the declared deforestation policy intentions and their outcomes in Ghana. Intended as a case study of the renewable resources policy process in developing economies, this book provides complete information and clarification about the phenomenon of continued deforestation in Ghana in spite of the long history of policies and actions to control it. Author Michael Asante's detailed in-depth analysis of historical, political, economic, and cultural factors and events fully explain the unending destruction of the forests in Ghana. He provides experts, students, and all others with rational, practical answers and recommendations for this lingering problem.

Author : James Fairhead,Melissa Leach
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134665174

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Reframing Deforestation by James Fairhead,Melissa Leach Pdf

This study reviews how West African deforestation is represented and the evidence which informs deforestation orthodoxy. On a country by country basis (covering Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin), and using historical and social anthropological evidence the authors evaluate this orthodox critically. Reframing Deforestation suggests that the scale of deforestation wrought by West African farmers during the twentieth century has been vastly exaggerated. The authors argue that global analyses have unfairly stigmatised West Africa and obscured its more sustainable, even landscape-enriching practices. Stessing that dominant policy approaches in forestry and conservation require major rethinking worldwide, Reframing Deforestation illustrates that more realistic assessments of forest cover change, and more respectful attention to local knowledge and practices, are necessary bases for effective and appropriate environmental policies.

Author : Matti Palo,G. Mery
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789400915886

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Sustainable Forestry Challenges for Developing Countries by Matti Palo,G. Mery Pdf

This book is an outcome of a research project on "Sustainable Forestry and the Environment in Developing Countries". The project has been run by Metsantutki muslaitos METLA -the Finnish Forest Research Institute since 1987 and will be completed this year. A major output by this project has so far been a report in three volumes on "Deforestation or development in the Third World?" The purpose of our multidisciplinary research project is to generate new knowl edge about the causes of deforestation, its scenarios and consequences. More knowledge is needed for more effective, efficient and equitable public policy, both at the national and intemationallevels in supporting sustainable forestry in develop ing countries. Our project has specifically focused on 90 tropical countries as one group and on three subgroups by continents, as well as the three case study countries, the Philippines, Ethiopia and Chile. The University of Joensuu has been our active partner in the Philippine study. We have complemented the three cases by the analyzes of Brazil and Indonesia, the two largest tropical forest-owning countries. Some other interesting country studies were annexed to complement our book both by geography and expertise. The United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economics Research, UNUIWIDER in Helsinki Finland has also been partly engaged. Most of the results from its project on "The Forest in the South and North in Context of Global Warming" will, however, be published later in a separate book.

Author : Emmanuel Boon,Albert Ahenkan
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Botany, Medical
ISBN : 9783640143085

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Impact of Deforestation on Medicinal Plants in Ghana by Emmanuel Boon,Albert Ahenkan Pdf

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2008 in the subject Forestry / Forestry Economics, Vrije University Brussel (Human Ecology Department), 52 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The role of medicinal plants in traditional health care delivery in Ghana cannot be overemphasized. More than 250 indigenous trees and plants with healing properties have been scientifically catalogued in Ghana. Unfortunately, the very foundation upon which the medicinal plant species and the traditional health care system survive is threatened by deforestation. The rate of deforestation has increased by 50% over the last ten years, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The current area of intact forest is now estimated at between 10.9 and 11.8% of the original cover and 6.9% of the country's total area. Deforestation is changing the habitats of disease-carrying insects and creating conditions that may help to spread malaria, river blindness and other devastating illnesses. Moreover, since the majority of the rural poor in Ghana depends on traditional medicine for their health care needs, the present high rate of deforestation will have a detrimental effect on the heath care delivery system in the country. Important plant species will be lost to deforestation unless urgent measures are taken. This paper examines the impact of deforestation on medicinal plants in Ghana.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0821319175

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The Forest Sector by Anonim Pdf

Since 1978, when the World Bank published its policy paper on forestry, the world's understanding of and concern about the forest sector of the developing world has increased substantially. It has become clear that forests and woodlands play an even more important economic and ecological role than had earlier been recognized. In particular, the importance of tropical moist forests in protecting biological diversity has become more fully appreciated, as has their role in the carbon cycle and in global climatic change. The nature of the challenge; Deforestation and forest degradation; The growing demand for forests and trees for basic needs; Strategies for forest development; The role of the world bank; Challenges for the forest sector; Strategies for forest development; The role of the world bank.

Author : Iddrisu Adam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Deforestation
ISBN : 0612165728

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Energy and Deforestation in Ghana by Iddrisu Adam Pdf

This thesis explores the question of the links between woodfuel use and deforestation in rural Ghana. Using two villages (Chamba and Nsuta) in the two main vegetation zones in Ghana--savannah and forests regions--as case studies, the central issues of access to, and use of wood as energy, either in the basic form, or in the processed form as charcoal and how these are linked to forest depletion and environmental degradation are explored. Whilst factors as such as high population growth rate, poverty, inappropriate agricultural policies and practices and logging are important in the debate over deforestation, the exploitation of wood for domestic energy stands out as the main destroyer of forests in Ghana. The author is of the conviction that unless immediate steps are taken to remedy the situation, Ghana, and indeed most of Sub-Sahara Africa are headed for a real environmental and energy crisis. Based on field research, the author makes some specific recommendations including the introduction and promotion of more fuel-efficient stoves, the promotion of a tree planting culture, the establishment of village woodlots, rural electrification and involving rural people in the management of established woodlots. These recommendations emphasise the protection and expansion of existing forests as against advocating the introduction of more sophisticated energy alternatives because, realistically, most rural households cannot afford these alternatives. The key, therefore, to ensuring a steady supply of household energy is to focus on protecting and expanding Ghana's forests.

Author : Rob Glastra
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781552500538

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Cut and Run by Rob Glastra Pdf

Illegal logging and trade in timber is a major cause of forest degradation in the world today. Not only does it threaten biodiversity-rich old growth forests, it also endangers the livelihoods of the traditional communities that are dependent upon them. But controlling this global problem is not a simple matter of enacting new laws and enforcing new regulations OCo the rules already exist. If countries are to manage their forest sustainably they must implement existing laws effectively, and they must do so now! Cut and Run offers readers valuable insight on how this might be done."

Author : Marc P. E. Parren
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Deforestation
ISBN : MINN:31951D010541538

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The Quest for Natural Forest Management in Ghana, Côte D'Ivoire and Liberia by Marc P. E. Parren Pdf

Author : Thorsten Treue
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401007061

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Politics and Economics of Tropical High Forest Management by Thorsten Treue Pdf

For the last two decades the loss of, in particular, tropical rainforest has alarmed the public in the developed parts of the world. The debate has been characterised by a lack of understand ing of the causes and effects of the process, leading to the prevailing reaction being unquali fied condemnation. Such attitude has even been observed among scientists, claiming suprem acy to biodiversity conservation. Many scientific analyses are available, but the basis for so ber debates and appropriate actions is still highly insufficient. Two recent international initia tives! will hopefully lead to improved knowledge of deforestation and forest degradation as they recognise the need for studies to critically investigate those issues. This book will pro vide useful input to the initiatives. In my opinion, the scientific analyses have not sufficiently promoted the understanding that the fate of tropical forests is first and foremost a concern of the governments of the countries in which the forests are situated. Tropical forests may be important to the global environment and their rich biodiversity may be a human heritage. But their main importance is their poten tial contribution to improving livelihood in the countries in question.

Author : Frances Seymour,Jonah Busch
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781933286860

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Why Forests? Why Now? by Frances Seymour,Jonah Busch Pdf

Tropical forests are an undervalued asset in meeting the greatest global challenges of our time—averting climate change and promoting development. Despite their importance, tropical forests and their ecosystems are being destroyed at a high and even increasing rate in most forest-rich countries. The good news is that the science, economics, and politics are aligned to support a major international effort over the next five years to reverse tropical deforestation. Why Forests? Why Now? synthesizes the latest evidence on the importance of tropical forests in a way that is accessible to anyone interested in climate change and development and to readers already familiar with the problem of deforestation. It makes the case to decisionmakers in rich countries that rewarding developing countries for protecting their forests is urgent, affordable, and achievable.

Author : Leszczynska, N.,Tsanga, R.,Goetghebuer, T.,Mauquoy, C.,Tabi, P.,Almeida, B.,Newbery, J.,van der Ploeg, L.,Cerutti, P.O.
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Collecting evidence of FLEGT-VPA impacts: Ghana country report by Leszczynska, N.,Tsanga, R.,Goetghebuer, T.,Mauquoy, C.,Tabi, P.,Almeida, B.,Newbery, J.,van der Ploeg, L.,Cerutti, P.O. Pdf

Author : Daniel K. B. Inkoom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3934525245

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Management of Non-reserve Forests in Ghana by Daniel K. B. Inkoom Pdf

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251305614

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The State of the World’s Forests 2018 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Nearly three years ago, world leaders agreed to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the central framework for guiding development policies throughout the world. This edition of The State of the World’s Forests is aimed at enhancing our understanding of how forests and their sustainable management contribute to achieving several of the SDGs. Time is running out for the world’s forests: we need to work across sectors, bring stakeholders together, and take urgent action. The State of the World’s Forests 2018 identifies actions that can be taken to increase the contributions of forests and trees that are necessary to accelerate progress towards the SDGs. It is now critical that steps be taken to work more effectively with the private sector, and the informal forest sector must be transformed in order to bring broader economic, social and environmental benefits. Seventy years ago, when FAO completed its first assessment of the world’s forest resources, the major concern was whether there would be enough timber to supply global demand; now we recognize the greater global relevance of our forests and trees. For the first time, The State of the World’s Forests 2018 provides an assessment of the contribution of forests and trees to our landscapes and livelihoods. The purpose of this publication is to provide a much wider audience with an understanding of why forests and trees matter for people, the planet and posterity.

Author : Richard Simpson,Monika Zimmermann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400719699

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The Economy of Green Cities by Richard Simpson,Monika Zimmermann Pdf

This volume bridges the gap between the global promotion of the Green Economy and the manifestation of this new development strategy at the urban level. Green cities are an imperative solution, not only in meeting global environmental challenges but also in helping to ensure socio-economic prosperity at the local level.

Author : Christiane Runyan,Paolo D'Odorico
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107135260

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Global Deforestation by Christiane Runyan,Paolo D'Odorico Pdf

A concise but comprehensive interdisciplinary examination of global deforestation for a broad audience of scientists and policymakers.