Author: Bernd Slesazeck
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
The Role of Timber-trees in the Livelihood Strategies of Farmers in Ghana's High-forests Zone
Author: Bernd Slesazeck
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
The Role of Timber-trees in the Livelihood Strategies of Farmers in Ghana's High-forests Zone
Author: Bernd Slesazeck
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Politics and Economics of Tropical High Forest Management
Author: Thorsten Treue
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401007063
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401007063
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
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.
Falling Into Place
Author: Ashie Kotey
Publisher: IIED
ISBN: 9781904035428
Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher: IIED
ISBN: 9781904035428
Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Contribution of Farm Forest Plantation Management to the Livelihood Strategies of Farm Households in the High Forest Zone of Ghana
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Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Ghana has experienced a remarkable degradation and depletion of its forest resources over the last 100 years. This process has undermined the socio-economic and socio-cultural importance of the forests for millions of rural people who depend on the resource to support their livelihood. Many rural households have over the past three decades developed strategies to minimize the effects of forest depletion on their livelihood. The establishment of smallholder forest plantation on agricultural land has emerged as an important form of land-use for households to diversify their sources of income and also improve their socio-economic well-being. The main objective of the study was to identify and analyze the endogenous and exogenous factors inducing farm household's decision to establish farm forest plantation and to analyze its financial contribution to household's income and livelihood strategies. The study involved a survey of 280 randomly selected farm households from five communities in the Offinso district in Ghana. The multi-stage stratified random sampling technique was used to select as many as 165 households with farm forest plantation as well as 115 without farm forest plantation. A mixture of tools including semi-structured questionnaire, focus group discussions, wealth ranking, forest inventory and market surveys were used to collect the required data. Results from logistic regression analysis revealed that the age of the household head, the number of years of education of the household head, the amount of household labor, the size of household landholding, the ownership of permanent land, the availability of non-agricultural land and household's participation in past forest plantation development projects are the most important endogenous factors influencing the farm household's decision to establish farm forest plantation. On the other hand, exogenous factors such as the availability of market and buyers for farm forest products and farm household's satisfac.
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Ghana has experienced a remarkable degradation and depletion of its forest resources over the last 100 years. This process has undermined the socio-economic and socio-cultural importance of the forests for millions of rural people who depend on the resource to support their livelihood. Many rural households have over the past three decades developed strategies to minimize the effects of forest depletion on their livelihood. The establishment of smallholder forest plantation on agricultural land has emerged as an important form of land-use for households to diversify their sources of income and also improve their socio-economic well-being. The main objective of the study was to identify and analyze the endogenous and exogenous factors inducing farm household's decision to establish farm forest plantation and to analyze its financial contribution to household's income and livelihood strategies. The study involved a survey of 280 randomly selected farm households from five communities in the Offinso district in Ghana. The multi-stage stratified random sampling technique was used to select as many as 165 households with farm forest plantation as well as 115 without farm forest plantation. A mixture of tools including semi-structured questionnaire, focus group discussions, wealth ranking, forest inventory and market surveys were used to collect the required data. Results from logistic regression analysis revealed that the age of the household head, the number of years of education of the household head, the amount of household labor, the size of household landholding, the ownership of permanent land, the availability of non-agricultural land and household's participation in past forest plantation development projects are the most important endogenous factors influencing the farm household's decision to establish farm forest plantation. On the other hand, exogenous factors such as the availability of market and buyers for farm forest products and farm household's satisfac.
Policy that Works for Forests and People
Author: James Mayers
Publisher: Earthscan
ISBN: 1844070964
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Earthscan
ISBN: 1844070964
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Contribution of Farm Forest Plantation Management to the Livelihood Strategies of Farm Households in the High Forest Zone of Ghana
Author: Bernard Nsiah
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Incentives for Sustainable Forest Management: A Study In Ghana
Author: James Mayers
Publisher: IIED
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural industries
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Publisher: IIED
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural industries
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Cross-sectoral Policy Developments in Forestry
Author: Yves C. Dubé
Publisher: CABI
ISBN: 184593251X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Forestry practices are closely linked to decisions that address measures on climate change, biodiversity and the institutional framework for sustainable development. This book documents the progress made in creating the political, economic and social conditions that are necessary for a sustainable and multifunctional use of forest resources.
Publisher: CABI
ISBN: 184593251X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Forestry practices are closely linked to decisions that address measures on climate change, biodiversity and the institutional framework for sustainable development. This book documents the progress made in creating the political, economic and social conditions that are necessary for a sustainable and multifunctional use of forest resources.
Local Institutions and Adaptive Forest Management in Ghana
Author: James Mayers
Publisher: IIED
ISBN:
Category : Agroforestry
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher: IIED
ISBN:
Category : Agroforestry
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description