Impact Of Deforestation On Medicinal Plants In Ghana

Author : Emmanuel Boon,Albert Ahenkan
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 48,5 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 : Matilda van den Bosch,William Bird
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780198725916

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Oxford Textbook of Nature and Public Health by Matilda van den Bosch,William Bird Pdf

Human beings have always been affected by their surroundings. There are various health benefits linked to being able to access to nature; including increased physical activity, stress recovery, and the stimulation of child cognitive development. The Oxford Textbook of Nature and Public Health provides a broad and inclusive picture of the relationship between our own health and the natural environment. All aspects of this unique relationship are covered, ranging from disease prevention through physical activity in green spaces to innovative ecosystem services, such as climate change adaptation by urban trees. Potential hazardous consequences are also discussed including natural disasters, vector-borne pathogens, and allergies. This book analyses the complexity of our human interaction with nature and includes sections for example epigenetics, stress physiology, and impact assessments. These topics are all interconnected and fundamental for reaching a full understanding of the role of nature in public health and wellbeing. Much of the recent literature on environmental health has primarily described potential threats from our natural surroundings. The Oxford Textbook of Nature and Public Health instead focuses on how nature can positively impact our health and wellbeing, and how much we risk losing by destroying it. The all-inclusive approach provides a comprehensive and complete coverage of the role of nature in public health, making this textbook invaluable reading for health professionals, students, and researchers within public health, environmental health, and complementary medicine.

Author : Brink, M. & Achigan-Dako, E.G.
Publisher : PROTA
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290814818

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Fibres by Brink, M. & Achigan-Dako, E.G. Pdf

This volume deals with the fibres of Tropical Africa. 515 ‘primary use’ fibres are described in 248 review articles. Many of the articles are illustrated with a geographic distribution map and a line drawing of the habit.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 925104063X

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Medicinal Plants for Forest Conservation and Health Care by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

This volume brings together a collection of papers by some experts in medicinal plants. It is presented as a contribution to clarifying the many policy and technical issues associated with the conservation, use, production and trade of medicinal plants. This publication draws attention to the huge contribution of medicinal plants to traditional and modern health care systems, but also alert the readers on the many problems and challenges facing their sustainable development, such as: assessment and management of the medicinal plant resource base; best harvesting and processing practices; trade issues and aspects dealing with the intellectual property rights on traditional medicine by indigenous peoples. The use of this document will help raise the awareness on medicinal plants as an important forest resource, and will help ensure that medicinal plants are adequately included in forest conservation and utilization programmes.

Author : James A. Listorti,Fadi M. Doumani
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0821346873

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Environmental Health by James A. Listorti,Fadi M. Doumani Pdf

Environmental health remains at the periphery of sustainable development, because it is inadequately defined and institutionally fragmented. This publication aims to provide ways of addressing this multisectoral problem. It is in three parts. The first looks at harmonising sectoral priorities and shows that environmental health can target at least as much disease as the health sector. The second part provides environmental health assessment guidelines. The third part looks at the results of a pilot project to put theory into practice in Ghana.

Author : Michael J. Balick,Elaine Elisabetsky,Sarah A. Laird
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biotic communities
ISBN : 9780231101714

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Medicinal Resources of the Tropical Forest by Michael J. Balick,Elaine Elisabetsky,Sarah A. Laird Pdf

This book opens readers' eyes to the enormous resources of the Earth's rain forests and the potential impact of their destruction in terms of human health.

Author : German, L., Schoneveld, G., Skutsch, M, Andriani, R., Obidzinski, K., Pacheco, P., Komarudin, H., Andrianto, A., Lima, M., Dayang Norwana, A.A.B.
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The local social and environmental impacts of biofuel feedstock expansion: a synthesis of case studies from Asia, Africa and Latin America by German, L., Schoneveld, G., Skutsch, M, Andriani, R., Obidzinski, K., Pacheco, P., Komarudin, H., Andrianto, A., Lima, M., Dayang Norwana, A.A.B. Pdf

Author : Lelia Croitoru,Maria Sarraf
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780821383964

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The Cost of Environmental Degradation by Lelia Croitoru,Maria Sarraf Pdf

How much is a cleaner environment worth? For policy makers, that question used to go largely unanswered. Many economic activities cause environmental degradation, entailing real costs to the economy and to people's welfare. Knowing the extent of these costs is crucial for identifying a country's main environmental priorities and allocating appropriate funds for environmental protection. Over the past decade, the World Bank has initiated a systematic effort to measure the costs of environmental degradation in the Middle East and North Africa, shedding new light on their magnitude and on the need for policy changes. In many cases, these costs were found to be surprisingly large. 'The Cost of Environmental Degradation: Case Studies from the Middle East and North Africa' brings together the best case studies of this program and summarizes their policy impacts at the national and regional levels. The case studies quantify monetarily the annual damage due to environmental degradation and express these estimates as percentages of the countries' gross domestic product. The studies use the most recent environmental valuation methods to estimate the economic costs resulting from air pollution, water degradation, deforestation, and land degradation. Uniquely, the book dedicates a case study to value the costs of environmental degradation resulting from an oil spill and demolition waste in times of conflict. The studies then illuminate the concrete implications on policy, investments, and institutions for the respective nations. This book will be of interest to policy makers, nongovernmental organizations, and academic and research institutions.

Author : Dr. DEBABRATA DAS
Publisher : Shashwat Publication
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789395362221

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Medicinal Plants and Traditional Knowledge in the Indian Subcontinent by Dr. DEBABRATA DAS Pdf

Medicinal plants, Knowledge, traditional knowledge, conservation, Indian subcontinent, management.

Author : Moses K. Tesi
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0739101315

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The Environment and Development in Africa by Moses K. Tesi Pdf

The premise of The Environment and Development in Africa is that current environmental problems in sub-Saharan Africa are an outcome of the continent's development activities. Whether these activities have generated economic growth and raised living standards or have led to growth without overall increases in living standards-or have even contributed to a decline in people's well-being-developments in that region have produced effects that have degraded Africa's environment in many ways. This book presents a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the context of the environmental issues facing sub-Saharan African states. Contributors discuss the problems associated with generating the capacity to manage Africa's environmental concerns; assess the impact of economic development efforts on the region's environment; and examine various societal and policy responses to environmental problems and to development problems linked to ecological decay. This is an important book for scholars and policy advisors concerned with African studies and global environmental issues.

Author : Obi Peter Adigwe,Kofi Busia
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781664118539

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A Contextual Exploration of Phytomedicines’ Development in Africa by Obi Peter Adigwe,Kofi Busia Pdf

A Contextual Exploration of Phytomedicines’ Development in Africa comprises nine chapters, which focus on the critical role of medicinal plants in healthcare delivery on the African continent. The book begins with how phytomedicines can stimulate access to quality healthcare for socioeconomic development, and then discusses research and development efforts in Traditional Medicine for achieving universal health coverage in the African Region as well as approaches for producing sustainable, quality and safe phytomedicines. In an attempt to highlight some of the socio-anthropological aspects of plant medicines, the book takes a brief look at the ecological link between nature and phytomedicines, and concludes with a discussion of the critical factors for effective promotion and sustainability of African Traditional Medicine.

Author : Mike Maunder
Publisher : Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113091511

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Plant Conservation in the Tropics by Mike Maunder Pdf

Plant Conservation in the Tropics presents a set of case studies reviewing some of the most pertinent plant conservation being carried out by experts at the tropical biodiversity frontline.

Author : Herbert Kwesi Acquay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Economic stabilization
ISBN : CORNELL:31924067976443

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The Impact of Stabilization and Structural Adjustment Programs Upon Ghana's Forests and Marine Fisheries by Herbert Kwesi Acquay Pdf

Author : Albert O. Aweto
Publisher : CABI
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781780640433

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Shifting Cultivation and Secondary Succession in the Tropics by Albert O. Aweto Pdf

Shifting cultivation is the predominant system of arable farming in the humid and sub-humid tropics, where several hundred million people depend on this system of agriculture for their livelihood. This book documents and systematizes findings in shifting cultivation from over the last six decades, including characterizing secondary succession and relating the changes that fallow vegetation undergoes to the process of soil fertility restoration. This book is essential reading for researchers and students of tropical agriculture and related areas.

Author : John Edington
Publisher : Springer
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319624914

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Indigenous Environmental Knowledge by John Edington Pdf

This book examines comprehensively for the first time, the scope and accuracy of indigenous environmental knowledge. It shows that in some spheres, including agriculture, house design, fuel and water manipulation, the high reputation of local observers is well deserved and often sufficiently insightful to warrant wider imitation. However it also reveals that in certain matters, notably some aspects of health care and wild-species population management, local knowledge systems are conspicuously unsound. Not all the difficulties are of the communities own making, some stem from external factors outside their control. However in either case, remedial measures can be suggested and this book describes, especially for the benefit of practitioners, what steps might be taken in rural communities to improve the quality of life. The possibility of useful transfers of information from local settings to Western ones is not ignored and forms the subject of the book’s final chapter.