Journal articles: 'Forest fringe communities of Ghana'

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Adusei, Charles, and Jasper Yao Dunyah. "Forest Fringe Communities Participation in Forest Reserve Sustainability in Ghana." Open Journal of Forestry 06, no. 02 (2016): 94–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojf.2016.62009.

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Acheampong, Emmanuel O., Jeffrey Sayer, Colin Macgregor, and Sean Sloan. "Application of Landscape Approach Principles Motivates Forest Fringe Farmers to Reforest Ghana’s Degraded Reserves." Forests 11, no. 4 (April 7, 2020): 411. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f11040411.

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Research Highlights: Landscape approach principles were developed to address competing claims on resources at local scales. We used the principles to address agricultural expansion in Ghana’s forest reserves. Background and Objectives: Agricultural expansion is a major cause of Ghana’s forest-cover loss. Cultivation has totally deforested some forest reserves. The situation in Ghana illustrates the trade-off between attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDG 1—reduction of poverty, and 2—achieving food security, are in conflict with SDG 15—protecting and restoring forests. We examined how farmers in forest fringe communities could be engaged in restoring degraded forests using the landscape approach and whether their livelihoods were improved through the use of this approach. Materials and Methods: The Ongwam II Forest Reserve in the Ashanti region of Ghana is encroached by farmers from two communities adjacent to the reserve. We employed the 10 principles of the landscape approach to engage farmers in restoring the degraded reserve. The flexibility of the landscape approach provided a framework against which to assess farmer behaviour. We encouraged farmers to plant trees on 10 ha of the degraded reserve and to benefit through the cultivation of food crops amongst the trees. Results: Access to fertile forest soils for cultivation was the main motivation for the farmers to participate in the reforestation project. The farmers’ access to natural and financial capital increased and they became food secure in the first year of the project’s operation. Conclusions: Effective implementation of several small-scale reforestation projects using the landscape approach could together lead to a forest transition, more trees in agricultural systems and better protection of residual natural forests while improving farmers’ livelihoods, all combining to achieve the SDGs.

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Acheampong, Emmanuel Opoku, Jeffrey Sayer, Colin J. Macgregor, and Sean Sloan. "Factors Influencing the Adoption of Agricultural Practices in Ghana’s Forest-Fringe Communities." Land 10, no. 3 (March 6, 2021): 266. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land10030266.

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Two-thirds of rural Ghanaians are farmers, and farming is almost the only income source for Ghana’s forest-fringe communities. Some farmers adopt some agricultural practices to augment their operations while others do not. We examined the factors that influence farmers’ adoption and intensity of adoption of agricultural practices, namely, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, improved seeds, animal manure, and crop rotation. We surveyed the agricultural systems and livelihoods of 291 smallholder households in forest-fringe communities and developed a multivariate model (canonical correlation analysis) to test the degree to which social, economic, and institutional factors correlate with adoption and intensity of adoption of the above practices. We found that 35.4% of the farmers do not adopt any of the practices because they perceive them to be expensive, not useful, and difficult to adopt. The rest (64.6%) adopt at least one of the practices to control weeds, pests and diseases, and consequently increase crop yields. Our results indicate that farmers that perceive the aforementioned practices to be more beneficial, cultivate multiple plots, and have access to extension services adopt more of the practices. Farmer age and distance to source of inputs negatively correlate with adoption and intensity of adoption of agricultural practices. Almost two-thirds each of adopters and non-adopters do not have access to agricultural extension services and this could pose threats to the sustainability of the forest reserves within and around which the farmers cultivate. Educating farmers on agricultural practices that are forest-friendly is critical in the forest-fringe communities of Ghana. The correct application of practices could double outputs and minimize threats to forests and biodiversity through land-sparing.

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Baffour-Ata, Frank, Philip Antwi-Agyei, and Elias Nkiaka. "Climate Variability, Land Cover Changes and Livelihoods of Communities on the Fringes of Bobiri Forest Reserve, Ghana." Forests 12, no. 3 (February 28, 2021): 278. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f12030278.

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Climate variability coupled with land use and land cover changes have resulted in significant changes in forest reserves in Ghana with major implications for rural livelihoods. Understanding the link between climate variability, land use and land cover changes and rural livelihoods is key for decision-making, especially regarding sustainable management of forest resources, monitoring of ecosystems and related livelihoods. The study determined the extent to which climate variability drives land cover changes in the Bobiri forest reserve, Ghana. Landsat images from 1986, 2003, 2010 and 2014 were used to evaluate land cover changes of the Bobiri forest reserve in Ghana. Participatory research approaches including household questionnaire surveys, focus group discussions and key informant interviews were conducted in four fringe communities of the Bobiri forest reserve. Findings showed that local people perceived changes in rainfall and temperature patterns over the past years. Historical rainfall and temperature data for the study area showed increased variability in rainfall and an increasing temperature trend, which are consistent with the perception of the study respondents. Analysis of land cover satellite images showed that there has been significant transformation of closed forest to open forest and non-forest land cover types over the 28-year period (1986–2014), with an overall kappa statistic of 0.77. Between 2003 and 2014, closed forest decreased by 15.6% but settlement/bare ground and crop land increased marginally by 1.5% and 0.9%, respectively. Focus group discussions and key informant interviews revealed that increased land cover changes in the Bobiri forest reserve could partly be attributed to erratic rainfall patterns. Other factors such as logging and population growth were reported to be factors driving land cover changes. The study concluded that the Bobiri forest reserve has witnessed significant land cover changes and recommended that alternative livelihood sources should be provided to reduce the direct dependency of fringe communities on the forest for livelihood and firewood.

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Derkyi, Mercy Afua Adutwumwaa, Yaw Appau, and Kwadwo Boakye Boadu. "Factors influencing community participation in the implementation and monitoring of FLEGT-VPA in Ghana." Forestry Economics Review 3, no. 1 (November 2, 2021): 19–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/fer-07-2020-0010.

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PurposeVoluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) offers a framework for open and participatory forest management for forest actors, particularly communities fringing forest reserves. This paper aimed to determine the factors influencing the participation of local communities in the implementation and monitoring of Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade-Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA) activities.Design/methodology/approachThe study was conducted in three communities in Goaso Forest District in the Ahafo Region of Ghana. Based on a cross-sectional design, 105 (n = 105) community members were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify socio-demographic and cultural factors that influence people's participation in FLEGT-VPA activities. Friedman and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were conducted to analyse the influence of the environmental role of the forest and participation in FLEGT-VPA activities.FindingsThe study found a significant association between the leadership status of respondents' local customs/taboo days and participation in both implementation and monitoring activities. At the same time, a significant association was found between respondents' participation in previous training programs and FLEGT-VPA monitoring activities. The environmental role of the forest was also found to have a significant association with respondents' participation in FLEGT-VPA activities.Originality/valueStudies on the factors that influence the participation of forest fringe communities in Ghana in implementing and monitoring FLEGT-VPA activities are non-existent or scarce. This study identified significant socio-demographic and environmental factors contributing to participatory forest conservation modules such as FLEGT-VPA which will guide future forest conservation initiatives that are inclusive of stakeholders’ interests/concerns.

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Adu-Acheampong, Samuel, Conrad Kyei-Mensah, and Rosina Kyerematen. "Climate Change Adaptation: An Ecosystem-Based Approach for Livelihood Improvement of Fringe Communities around Worobong South Forest Reserve in Ghana." International Journal of Forestry Research 2022 (November 17, 2022): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2435419.

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Anthropogenic and climate-induced change can potentially impact negatively on direct dependents of forest ecosystem services. To help build resilient societies, we examined the vulnerability of ecosystem-dependent communities in the Worobong South Forest Reserve (WSFR). We also examined climate variability impacts on forests and further suggested ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) strategies for livelihood improvements in the study area. The reserve can be found in the Eastern region of Ghana. We administered 250 questionnaires as well as studied time series data for temperature and rainfall with satellite images using the mixed method approach. The types of questionnaires used were open-ended and closed-ended semistructured questionnaires. The study also involved a focus group discussion and the development of trend analysis of relationships between the two data sets in 2016. Our results show that respondents perceived variation in average annual temperature and rainfall over the past few decades as the main reasons for the decline in the supply of bush meat, freshwater, tree barks, and leaves in the study area. The results of the questionnaire corroborated those of the data for the time series obtained from the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMeT) which is correlated with changes in the structure of (WSFR). To build resilient livelihoods and ecosystems, residents suggested strategies such as intensification of agroforestry systems with gain sharing arrangements, forest regulation enforcement, and bushfire control as ways to sustain the forests in the WSFR. We conclude that any measure to develop any climate change resilient mechanism in the WSFR should include those suggestions from residents.

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Brobbey, L. K., F. K. Agyei, and P. Osei-Tutu. "Drivers of cocoa encroachment into protected forests: the case of three forest reserves in Ghana." International Forestry Review 22, no. 4 (December 1, 2020): 425–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1505/146554820831255533.

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The study sought to unearth the immediate causes and underlying factors that fuel cocoa-driven deforestation in Ghana through four pathways: interviews, participatory rural appraisal techniques, facilitated community workshops and field observations in five forest-fringe and two admitted communities of Ghana's Ashanti and Western North Regions. The study found agricultural expansion and infrastructure extension to be the proximate causes of deforestation. These are driven by population growth, low cocoa productivity, inadequate cultivable land for cash and subsistence farming, abrupt shifts in government policies, droughts, wildfires, pests and diseases, land insecurity, limited alternative livelihoods in rural areas and lack of maintenance of admitted farm boundaries. The magnitude of the surge in cocoa encroachment in protected forests requires collaboration among diverse stakeholders and interlocutory action to stem the challenge while more holistic solutions are sought.

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Danquah, Jones Abrefa, and Ari Pappinen . "Analyses of Socioeconomic Factors influencing on-farm Conservation of Remnant Forest Tree Species: Evidence from Ghana." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 5, no. 9 (September 25, 2013): 588–602. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v5i9.433.

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The contribution of remnant trees in traditional agro forestry systems in recent times has attracted significant attention from policy makers, stakeholders, and academicians due to their important role in conserving biodiversity within agricultural systems, reserves of genetic resources and provision of other important environmental services. The study seeks to determine socioeconomic factors influencing farmersâ€™ decision to maintain remnant trees in agricultural landscape. Data was solicited from 220 households in three rural communities through structured interviews and on farm visitations. We employed Poison and Negative Binomial Regressions to determine factors influencing rural farm householdsâ€™ decision to retain remnants forest tree species in agro ecosystem. The regression results indicated that the key factors strongly affecting farmersâ€™ on-farm conservation decision to retain remnant forest trees in agricultural landscape were age, gender, years of schooling, religion, land tenure, farmersâ€™ perceptions to current environmental problems, distance to farm land, erosion and the size of the landholdings. The study recommends that forest governance with focus on collaborative forest resource management and equitable distribution of benefits generated from extraction of forest resources should be given high impetus in policy formulation. The needs and concerns of forest fringe communities should feature paramount in this regard.

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Osei-Wusu, William, Jonathan Quaye-Ballard, Terah Antwi, Naa Lamkai Quaye-Ballard, and Alfred Awotwi. "Forest Loss and Susceptible Area Prediction at Sefwi Wiawso District (SWD), Ghana." International Journal of Forestry Research 2020 (October 28, 2020): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8894639.

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Forests provide immeasurable merits for the economies of most developing countries. Forests in developing countries experience harmful human-induced impacts such as unregulated removal of biodiversity and unsustainable land conversion. The Sefwi Wiawso District (SWD) located in Ghana, which includes portions of six protected forest reserves (FRs) such as Muro, Tano Suhien, Tano Suraw, Suhuma, Sui River, and Krokosua, is the subject of this study. The impacts of selected spatial variables on forest losses were examined using retrospective and predictive approaches. Past deforestation patterns were analyzed using classified Landsat 5 and 7 imagery from 1984 to 2017. Pixel areas in hectares (ha) from land use land cover (LULC) classifications were used to detect land cover classes that were vulnerable to potential loss. The study also carried out a simple forest prediction using the simple moving averages (SMA) forecasting model based on the past and present deforestation patterns from LULC classification. The results showed that 3587.49 hectares (ha) of protected forest cover was converted into agricultural lands and barelands. In addition, 2532.96 hectares (ha) was converted from close forest to nonforest land cover from 2000 to 2017, which is equivalent to a 16% reduction in close forest cover within the FRs in the SWD. This loss was also 11% higher than close forest areas between 2000 and 2010. SMA forecasting showed that from 2017 to 2024, 877.38 hectares (ha) of close forest resources will convert to open forest resources and other nonforest land cover. Subtle accessibility routes such as navigable rivers and unofficial roads are the key instigators of protected forest clearance in the Sefwi Wiawso Forest District (SWFD). The SWFD is surrounded by many communities and is susceptible to uncontrollable biodiversity removal due to lack of proper monitoring of agricultural practices, mining operations, fuelwood collection, and illegal hunting, which represents a means of livelihood for the forest fringe community dwellers. The research serves as a benchmark for similar studies in efforts to investigate, measure, and project land cover change in protected forest areas.

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Antwi-Agyei, Philip, Felix Kpenekuu, Jonathan N. Hogarh, Kwasi Obiri-Danso, Robert C. Abaidoo, Erik Jeppesen, and Mathias Neumann Andersen. "Land Use and Land Cover Changes in the Owabi Reservoir Catchment, Ghana: Implications for Livelihoods and Management." Geosciences 9, no. 7 (June 28, 2019): 286. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geosciences9070286.

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Reservoir catchments in Ghana have undergone significant changes in recent years with major implications for socio-economic development and local livelihoods. We studied land use and land cover changes and their impacts on livelihoods in the Owabi reservoir catchment from 1970 to 2014 using Landsat, ERDAS Imagine and Arc Geographic Information System (ArcGIS 10.2) software supplemented with participatory approaches including focus group discussions, key informant interviews and questionnaire surveys with 400 households. Our results showed that, since 1970, 24.6% of high-density forests and 15.8% of sparse forests have disappeared, while the built-up area has increased from 9.8% to 56.6%. Additionally, the proportion of bare soil (areas that do not have vegetation cover due to forest clearing and other anthropogenic activities) has increased, while the areas of waterbodies have declined. We identified urbanisation and lack of community involvement in catchment management as the key factors driving the land cover changes that have adversely affected the livelihoods of the local fringe communities. This study highlights the threats from urbanisation to land cover changes and identifies the key drivers of land use change. For effective and sustainable management of natural resources, the local communities should be more actively involved in the decision-making process regarding the management of their individual catchments.

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EBENEZER, ASARE-KISSIEDU, G. K. AMEKA, and TED Y. ANNANG. "The contribution of modified taungya system to forest cover and livelihoods of forest-fringe communities: A case study of Worobong South Forest Reserve in Ghana." Asian Journal of Ethnobiology 1, no. 1 (May 1, 2018): 15–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.13057/asianjethnobiol/y010103.

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Abstract. Ebenezer A, Ameka GK, Annang TY. 2018. The contribution of modified taunga system to forest cover and livelihoods of forest-fringe communities: a case study of Worobong South Forest Reserve in Ghana. Asian J Ethnobiol 1: 15-30. The purpose of this study was to consider the function of the MTS in assisting to forest recovery and in ameliorating subsistences of peasants within the Worobong South Forest Reserve (WSFR, Akim portion). Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) were utilized to examine the expanse of forest canopy decrease from 1990-2010. The analysis of the involvement of the MTS strategy on forest canopy recovery was also performed by analogizing the natural forest to the MTS plantation by utilizing the 100 m x 100 m square transect techniques and using the Simpson’s Index of Diversity. A socio-economic survey including semi-structured interviews was performed to find out the thinking of the MTS peasants in the Akwansrem, Feyiase and Miaso societies and forestry officials on forest recovery as well as the contribution of the MTS to livelihoods of peasants in the study area. The results of the study showed that the forest canopy in the WSFR had experienced various numbers of alteration and/or enhancement particularly in the closed forest canopy. The jungle canopy had declined by 0.41% and 0.17% in 1990-2000 and in 2000-2010 respectively. Nevertheless, in terms of forest vegetation categories, a principal alteration was examined within the closed canopy. Between 1990-2000, the closed canopy underwent a decline of 45.55% but it had an increase of 1.25% (41.4 ha) in 2000-2010. It was expected that there will be further enhanced in the closed canopy in 2010-2020 if current rate of recovery continues to grow. Results of the Simpson's Index of Diversity showed that the natural forest transect was more diverse (1-D = 0.93), in terms of variety and distribution, than the MTS transect (1-D = 0.41). And, stem number was nearly 50% higher than that of the MTS plantation. The results of the research showed that around 600 to 800 trees were planted by individual peasants annually on 0.8 ha of downgraded lands. The enhancement of closed forest canopy within WSFR was ascribed to the success of the MTS strategy. The results also signified that the subsistence of MTS peasants (concerning their access to livelihoods and farm products as well as their ability to bear the expense of the education of their children and to construct buildings) had raised. Still, fear of future expectations and continuity of the MTS, unbalanced distribution of MTS farms, wildfires, and illegal logging were several affairs considered as impendences to the strategy. As a result, several suggestions have emerged. Some of these were: ordinary evaluation of the contexture and spatial degree of the forest cover to keep track of alterations with the application of GIS and RS; The requirement to explain the directives and advantages of the MTS strategy to farming societies and; the implementation of laws to fulfill the policies that will guarantee continuous management of the forest.

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Akomaning, Yaw Okyere, Petra Hlaváčková, Samuel Antwi Darkwah, Iva Živělová, and Andrea Sujová. "Socioeconomic Impact of Mining in the Atiwa Forest Reserve of Ghana on Fringe Communities and the Achievement of SDGs: Analysis from the Residents’ Perspective." Forests 12, no. 10 (October 13, 2021): 1395. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f12101395.

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The Atiwa forest reserve of Ghana sits upon roughly 150 million tons of bauxite. The Government has decided to mine and use the proceeds for national infrastructure development programs. This article examines the impact of mining on the residents’ livelihoods and the achievement of the SDGs from the perspective of the residents. A questionnaire was administered to 197 respondents. Per the findings, the residents around the forest reserve do not consent to the proposed mining project. Although they give credit to its possible job creation opportunities, the irreplaceable nature of the forest reserve urges them not to consent to the initiative. They depend on the rivers and streams for their livelihoods, and the affected districts are also among Ghana’s major cocoa producers. These farmers depend on these water bodies for irrigation. It is necessary to preserve them in order to sustain the production of these cash crops that make a direct contribution to the country’s GDP.

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Akomaning, Yaw Okyere, Petra Hlaváčková, Samuel Antwi Darkwah, Iva Živělová, and Andrea Sujová. "Socioeconomic Impact of Mining in the Atiwa Forest Reserve of Ghana on Fringe Communities and the Achievement of SDGs: Analysis from the Residents’ Perspective." Forests 12, no. 10 (October 13, 2021): 1395. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f12101395.

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The Atiwa forest reserve of Ghana sits upon roughly 150 million tons of bauxite. The Government has decided to mine and use the proceeds for national infrastructure development programs. This article examines the impact of mining on the residents’ livelihoods and the achievement of the SDGs from the perspective of the residents. A questionnaire was administered to 197 respondents. Per the findings, the residents around the forest reserve do not consent to the proposed mining project. Although they give credit to its possible job creation opportunities, the irreplaceable nature of the forest reserve urges them not to consent to the initiative. They depend on the rivers and streams for their livelihoods, and the affected districts are also among Ghana’s major cocoa producers. These farmers depend on these water bodies for irrigation. It is necessary to preserve them in order to sustain the production of these cash crops that make a direct contribution to the country’s GDP.

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Kweku Sobeng, Augustus, Williams Agyemang-Duah, Andrew Thomas, and Joseph Oduro Appiah. "An assessment of the effects of forest reserve management on the livelihoods of forest fringe communities in the Atwima Mponua District of Ghana." Forests, Trees and Livelihoods 27, no. 3 (July 3, 2018): 158–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14728028.2018.1490668.

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Appiah, Divine Odame, and Patrick Nyarko. "Smallholder Farmers and Agroforestry Land Use Optimisation in Forest Fringed Communities in Ghana." International Journal of Scientific Research in Environmental Sciences 3, no. 12 (December 1, 2015): 420–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.12983/ijsres-2015-p0420-0430.

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Ofori, Benjamin D., Jesse S. Ayivor, Opoku Pabi, and Christopher Gordon. "Agroecological Niches as Ecosystem-Based Adaptive Option to Environmental Change in the Forest-Savanna Transition Zone of Ghana." Journal of Sustainable Development 8, no. 9 (November 29, 2015): 281. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v8n9p281.

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<p>Generally, local farmers are able to adapt to environmental change (and developments in socio-economic conditions) by engaging in a range of creative practices of on-farm management, use of improved crop varieties and adoption of new technologies. However in the past few decades, there has been growing interest in other adaptive options with the potential of addressing household food security and the multiple dimensions of sustainable agriculture. This study therefore examined the use of niche environments in the agricultural landscape as ecosystem-based adaptive strategy to environmental change among 102 farmers of 9 fringe communities of the Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve of the forest-savanna transition zone in Ghana. The study noted the increasing shift from maize cultivation to rice production using marshy areas and low-lying parts of farm fields and farms. The farmers mentioned climatic, ecological and other socio-economic reasons for this trend. They cited growing insecurity associated with maize production due to changing rainfall pattern and reduction in rainfall amounts, and changes in land cover and soil conditions. Additionally, they emphasized the relative ease with which they are able to store rice and the willingness of padi buyers to visit the villages in spite of the poor nature of the roads. The study advocated for greater institutional support to boost local rice production in order to reduce the country’s heavy dependence on imports.</p>

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Gilchrist K Faith Dogor, Emmanuel Acquah, and Alexander K. Anning. "Influence of soil physicochemical parameters on species composition and structure in the Togo Plateau Forest Reserve in Ghana." World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews 8, no. 3 (December 30, 2020): 204–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2020.8.3.0480.

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Soil-Species correlation studies help in understanding the ecology of plateau ecosystems. However, this information is scarse thereby posing a challenge in their effective management in Ghana. Hence, the study on the influence of soil physicochemical parameters on species composition and structure in the six fringed communities which constitute the focus of the study: Bowuri (BO), Nkonya (NK), Akpafu (AK), Santrokofi (SA), Hohoe (HH) and Alavanyo (AL) in the Togo Plateau Forest Reserve in Ghana. Soil and vegetation parameters were recorded in a total of 180 plots (each measuring 25m × 25m) demarcated across the communities and analyzed. Canonical Correlation Analysis (CCA) results showed that pH, OC, TN, OM, TCa, TMg, TK, Na, T.E.B, ex. Acidity, ECEC, Base sat, AVI – P (ppmP), Sand and Silt were the drivers of trees, saplings and seedlings composition and structure (including density, richness, shannon, evenness and basal area (BA)) on the plateau. This vegetation attributes were seen to be highest and more correlated with soil parameters for BO, NK and AK occupying lowland areas and lowest in the SA, HH and AL occupying highland areas of the plateau. The soil is somewhat weak acidic to neutral, with a pH ranging between 4.17 and 7.06. The CV values revealed Base sat showing lowest values (c.v.<15%), with moderate (c.v.=34%-15%) for TK and highest (c.v.˃35%) for TCa, TMg, Na, T.E.B, EX. ACIDITY and ECEC, AVI-P1. This study provides a better understanding of the current status of this plateau in Ghana.

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MORTSON, DICKSON, and George Yao Kafu. "Landowners’ Perceptions and Involvement in the Management of Kyabobo National Park, Ghana." African Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management 3, no. 2 (May 30, 2022): 40–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.47963/ajhtm.v3i2.601.

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This study examines the perceptions of landowners of fringe communities of the Kyabobo National Park (KNP) about their involvement in the creation and management of the KNP. Four KNP-fringe communities namely: Shiare, Odomi, Gekorong, and Keri which are less than a kilometre from the boundary of the park were selected for the study. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to establish the relationship between landowners’ perceptions and their involvement in the management of the park. A systematic sampling method was used to select 212 landowners for interviews using a structured interview schedule. The study found that some landowners in the KNP-fringe communities were employed at various levels in the management of the park but were not managing partners of the park. Landowners also benefited from selling handicrafts to park visitors. The physical infrastructures in the communities have remained poor. It is recommended that landowners in park-fringe communities are given the opportunity to become managing partners of the park to guarantee the successful operation of the park. Government should also provide modern physical infrastructure in the KNP-fringe communities as was promised prior to the establishment of the park.

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Quinto-Canas, Ricardo, Paula Mendes, Ana Cano-Ortiz, Carmelo Maria Musarella, and Carlos Pinto-Gomes. "Forest fringe communities of the southwestern Iberian Peninsula." Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente 24, no. 3 (August 31, 2018): 415–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.5154/r.rchscfa.2017.12.072.

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Ghosal, Somnath. "Integral economics and the exploration of indigenous knowledge." Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 3, no. 2 (December 3, 2012): 83–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.14267/cjssp.2012.02.04.

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The ever-increasing pressures on tropical forests due to the increasing population of socio-economically deprived communities dwelling in forest fringe areas are not only a matter of ecological concern, but also affect the sustainable livelihoods of these communities. Alternative sources of income are urgently needed for these communities. Forest is the principal natural resource for the Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapur districts of West Bengal, India. More sustainable harvesting of forest products, particularly Non-Timber Forest Products(NTFPs) and the production of value added products would therefore be the best possible way to improve the existing economic conditions of deprived forest fringe communities and save native forest biodiversity for the future.

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Herlambang, Toni, Teguh Hari Santosa, Nurul Qomariah, and Oktarina Oktarina. "Management Increasing competitiveness of local beef for the forest fringe communities." IOSR Journal of Business and Management 16, no. 9 (2014): 40–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.9790/487x-16964043.

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Zakaria, Ashraf. "Assessing the effectiveness of local community leaders in managing forest resources in the Mole National Park." Journal of Sustainable Tourism and Entrepreneurship 3, no. 1 (September 25, 2021): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.35912/joste.v3i1.1003.

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Abstract: Purpose: Protected areas remain an indispensable haven for wildlife resources, and fringe communities must participate in protected area management. Conflicts do arise amongst stakeholders and to resolve these conflicts and to get the best result out of protected areas, the co-management approach is apt, and community leaders play a major role in this direction. However, the focus of this paper is to explore how effective community leaders are in the co-management process. Research methodology: Mixed method approach was used in this study. For data collection, Questionnaire administration, Focus Group Discussions, and Key Informant Interviews were used in gathering the data. Data analysis was performed using SPSS where results were presented as descriptive statistics supported by content analysis. Findings: The study revealed that the fringe communities endorse their leaders as the most effective in protected Area management. The study also showed that both the surrounding communities and the Mole national park benefit positively from collaborative management. Limitations: Some of the community people who were sampled for the question administration were skeptical and reluctant in giving an audience to the researcher with the fear of being cited with contempt of interfering with the work of wildlife staff, but this was later resolved. In addition, the geographical scope of the study was limited to only three communities due to funding challenges. Contribution: The study could engender the development of benefit-sharing schemes in protected areas and could also lead to the discovery of eco-tourism potentials of some of the fringe communities. Keywords: 1. Collaboration 2. Effectiveness 3. Participation 4. Stakeholders

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Mohammed, Jamal, Anthony Kofi Osei-Fosu, and Hadrat Yusif. "Factors influencing households’ participation in forest management in the northern region of Ghana." Independent Journal of Management & Production 8, no. 4 (December 1, 2017): 1324. http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v8i4.631.

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This study assessed the factors influencing households’ participation in forest management. The specific objective was to identify the determinants of households’ participation in forest management in the Northern Region of Ghana. The study used the purposive sampling to sample respondents from six (6) communities within the Tamale forest districts and the sample size was three hundred and seventy (370). The logistic regression result showed that, sex, age, household size, education, marital status, benefit and location of the forest influenced households’ participation in forest management. The results showed that, all the sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents were significant in determining participation in forest management. The study recommended that, the government of Ghana should intensify awareness creation and public education on the need for collaborative forest management between local communities and forest management staff.

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Kufuor, Kofi Oteng. "Forest management in Ghana: towards a sustainable approach." Journal of African Law 44, no. 1 (2000): 52–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021855300012031.

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This article examines a recent attempt to promote sustainable forest management in Ghana through the Timber Resources Management Act, 1997. It places the Act in the context of massive deforestation and analyses its provisions imposing social and environmental conditions on the timber industry and giving a greater role to local communities. It warns that excessive government intervention may undermine the industry and the important part it plays in Ghana's economy.

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Mantey, Philip Prince Kwasi, and Joseph Kofi Teye. "Forest Dependence among Rural Households in Southern Ghana: Implications for Conservation and Poverty Reduction." Ghana Journal of Geography 13, no. 1 (May 19, 2021): 1–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gjg.v13i1.1.

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While it is widely acknowledged that an understanding of the determinants of rural households’ forest extraction and dependence on forest resources is important for policies on forest conservation and rural development, the factors that determine Ghanaian households’ dependence on forests are neither adequately explored nor well-understood. Against this background, this paper examines the extraction and dependence on forest resources among rural households in the forest communities of Southern Ghana. Data were collected through a household livelihood survey and in-depth interviews in two forest communities. Regression models were then used to investigate key factors that condition the households' dependence on forests in the study communities. The findings indicate that almost all households are engaged in forest extraction. The average overall contribution of forests to household income in the study communities was 21 percent and constituted the third largest contributor to household income following crop income and non-farm income. The findings also indicate that forests also play an essential safety net role in the face of unforeseen income shortfalls and ultimately, in poverty alleviation. The results further reveal that the rural household's extraction of forest resources and consequently its dependence on forests (livelihood strategy) are a function of its access to other livelihood assets, its vulnerability context as well as other context variables. Recommended policy interventions for forest conservation and sustainable rural development include securing the natural resource base, broadening poor people's livelihood options and improving access to education in rural communities.

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Maqbool, Showkat. "Socio-Economic and Biophysical Characteristics of Forest Fringe Communities of Sindh Forest Division in Kashmir Himalayas." International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience 7, no. 2 (April 30, 2019): 470–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7479.

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Dewu, Selase, and Eivin Røskaft. "Community attitudes towards protected areas: insights from Ghana." Oryx 52, no. 3 (February 6, 2017): 489–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0030605316001101.

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AbstractUnderstanding community attitudes towards protected areas is of great importance because these attitudes are inherently linked to the long-term existence and effectiveness of protected areas. We assessed the factors that influence community attitudes towards Mole and Digya National Parks in Ghana. During June–August 2015 we conducted interviews with 346 randomly selected households, using a semi-structured questionnaire. We found that attitudes towards the protected areas were positive, with Mole residents being more positive than Digya residents. Analyses revealed that community attitudes were largely influenced by the perceived costs and benefits of the protected area, household size, occupation, level of education, and awareness of or participation in livelihood projects. The findings suggest that increasing the benefits from protected areas and minimizing the costs on fringe communities fosters positive attitudes towards the concept of protected areas and conservation in general. Additionally, perceptions of protected areas are likely to be more positive when management interventions are tailored for local communities as opposed to the adoption of universal, unspecific interventions.

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Lamb, Eric G., and William Megill. "The Shoreline Fringe Forest and Adjacent Peatlands of the Southern Central British Columbia Coast." Canadian Field-Naturalist 117, no. 2 (April 1, 2003): 209. http://dx.doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v117i2.684.

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Four distinct vegetation types are found in close proximity along an exposed section of the southern central coast of British Columbia. A coastal fringe of coniferous forest a few hundred metres wide is separated by a steep ecotone from an inland peatland-forest complex. The objectives of this study were (1) to describe the plant communities along the transition from forest to peatland, and (2) to identify some of the major environmental factors associated with those communities using indicator plant analysis. The coastal forest is dominated by Thuja plicata, Tsuga heterophylla, Picea sitchensis, and Chamaecyparis nootkatensis. Characteristic understory species include Gaultheria shallon and Blechnum spicant. Inland from the coastal forest are transitional forest stands with a species-rich understory including Cornus canadensis, Hylocomium splendens, and Vaccinium parvifolium. The peatlands are poor fens characterized by thickets of Pinus contorta and Chamaecyparis nootkatensis among open areas dominated by species such as Sphagnum sp., Empetrum nigrum, Juniperus communis, and bogs characterized by Myrica gale, Eriophorum angustifolium, and Sanguisorba officinalis. Indicator plant analysis identified differences in the ground surface materials, soil moisture and nutrient regime between the vegetation types. The general trend is for an increase in soil moisture from the forest vegetation to the peatlands and a concurrent change from the Mor humus forms that dominate the coastal forest floor to the surface groundwater table of the peatlands. These environmental differences between forest and peatland are likely related to the steeper slopes typically found in the fringe forest vegetation.

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Acheampong, Emmanuel Opoku, Sean Sloan, Jeffrey Sayer, and Colin J. Macgregor. "African Forest-Fringe Farmers Benefit from Modern Farming Practices despite High Environmental Impacts." Land 11, no. 2 (January 18, 2022): 145. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land11020145.

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Agricultural expansion has led to a significant loss of habitat and biodiversity in Ghana and throughout West Africa and the tropics generally. Most farmers adopt both organic and inorganic inputs to boost production, with the potential to slow agricultural expansion, but with relatively little consideration of related environmental impacts. In Ghana, where high-input modern farming is rapidly overtaking traditional organic agricultural practices, we examined five stakeholder groups in regard to their perceptions of the environmental, economic, and social costs and benefits of modern, mixed-input, and traditional farming systems. The stakeholder groups included farmers adopting different agricultural practices, as well as governmental and non-governmental natural resource managers. Our findings indicate that the overall perceived costs of modern farming, attributable to large quantities of inorganic inputs, are higher than the overall perceived benefits. Farmers are, however, still motivated to practice modern farming because of perceived higher returns on investment, regardless of environmental impacts, which they tend to discount. Traditional farmers do not use inorganic inputs and instead rely on swidden ‘slash-and-burn’ practices, resulting in declining productivity and soil fertility over time. Since traditional farmers are ultimately forced to encroach into nearby forests to maintain productivity, the perceived environmental sustainability of such farming systems is also limited. Mixed-input farming is not significantly different from modern farming with respect to its perceived environmental and economic traits, because it incorporates agro-chemicals alongside organic practices. Stakeholders’ perceptions and the apparent environmental outcomes of different farming systems suggest that reducing the use of inorganic inputs and promoting the adoption of organic inputs could minimise the negative impacts of agro-chemicals on the forest environment without necessarily compromising productivity. Campaigns to promote low-input or organic agriculture on environmental grounds in West Africa may falter if they fail to recognise farmers’ relatively favourable perceptions of the environmental implications of modern farming practices.

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Eshun, Gabriel, and Tembi M. Tichaawa. "Towards sustainable ecotourism development in Ghana." Tourism 68, no. 3 (2020): 261–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.37741/t.68.3.2.

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The study, which focused on Bobiri Forest Reserve and Butterfly Sanctuary in Ghana, sought to identify the challenges that the local communities face in contributing to the sustainability of the Sanctuary, to categorise the benefits that the local communities derive from ecotourism, and to evaluate the local involvement toward the sustainability of the Sanctuary. A mixed-methodological approach was employed in the data collection and analysis. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to 387 respondents, selected from the six surrounding communities, at the study site. The study also purposively selected and interviewed some key informants. The study revealed that the local communities did not contribute much to the sustainability of the Sanctuary. At the time of the study, the national government received most of its economic benefits at the expense of the local communities. The study recommends the involvement of the neighbouring communities in the development of ecotourism in the Sanctuary, as well as the introduction of structures that help to ensure equitable distribution of the economic benefits accruing from ecotourism.

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Awe, F., T. O. Olarewaju, L. A. Orumwense, and B. T. Olatunji. "Effects of wood harvesting on the livelihood of forest fringe communities in southwest Nigeria." Agro-Science 19, no. 4 (October 29, 2020): 51–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/as.v19i4.9.

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This study was carried out to assess effects of wood harvesting on the livelihood of forest communities in Ibarapa region, southwest, Nigeria. The study was conducted to identify the various livelihood activities engaged in by forest communities in the region; to assess how wood harvesting in the forests has affected the livelihood of the people in the region as well as to determine the factors influencing wood harvesting in the region. Three hundred copies of structured questionnaire were used to elicit information from the respondents. Focused Group Discussion and Key Informant Interview were also used. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression. Results show that various livelihood activities were engaged in by the respondents, prominent among which were food crop production, cash crop production, charcoal production, among others. Among the factors that were responsible for wood harvesting in the region, only age, occupation, household size and the distance of respondent’s house to the forest were significant at 5%. It was observed that excessive wood harvesting has negatively affected the forests in the study area as most of the forests have been greatly degraded. This study recommends that the activities of forest communities should be regulated by local authorities and governments, at different levels, in order to sustain the forests in the region. Key words: timber, charcoal, lumbering, regression, fuelwood

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Kumeh, E. M., and D. K. Abu. "A reality check: unveiling the unseen faces of SRA compliance in Ghana." International Forestry Review 21, no. 4 (December 1, 2019): 446–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1505/146554819827906843.

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Emerging forest governance regimes emphasise the implementation of social responsibility agreements (SRAs) to enable local communities' access forest rents. While studies have considered SRA implementation in recent years, they are restricted to a few areas and fail to provide insights into wide-scale compliance. This study addresses this by analysing SRA compliance in 36 communities with different forest resource endowments in Ghana. The study found differences in levels SRA compliance with off-reserve actor largely non-compliant. Compliance was motivated by a combination of instrumental, but largely normative factors. Context-specific issues – e.g. low awareness and actor mistrust– enabled non-compliance. The findings suggest that a utopian model and reliance on sanctions alone may not improve SRA compliance in Ghana. Rather, SRAs need to evolve to embrace context-specific norms and the scale of timber contracts. The findings lay a benchmark for SRA compliance monitoring and have extended applications for FLEGT implementation in Ghana and beyond.

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Adom-Opare, Kwabena Boafo, and Daniel Kweku Baah Inkoom. "Achieving Sustainable Energy in Rural Communities in Ghana." Journal of Public Management Research 3, no. 2 (December 27, 2017): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jpmr.v3i2.10838.

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The paper uses a range of sustainability-measuring indicators to define and measure sustainable energy in a rural context. The use of fuel wood and charcoal in rural areas has consequences on the environment and human health and ultimately, climate change. Fuel wood and charcoal consumption for example pose threats in through carbon emissions. Though Ghana and most African countries are not heavy carbon emitters, it is important to recognize that fuel wood and charcoal are major sources of residential and industrial energy resource. From the study, it was estimated that household and industrial/commercial fuel wood and charcoal consumption, emitted 24,171 tCO2/year and the net carbon capture was about 112billion tCO2/year. The balance between carbon emitted and capture provides an indication of more room for carbon sequestration in the area and its environs; however high growth in fuel consumption coupled with increasing forest reduction and water evaporation (refer to section 4.6.3 on data on evaporation) presents a case for concern over the years.

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Bisht, Nidhi, Praveen Kumar Verma, Ranjana Negi, and Anup Chandra. "An ethnobotanical study of plants used by forest fringe communities of Lwali village (Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand)." Plant Science Today 5, no. 2 (March 27, 2018): 39–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.14719/pst.2018.5.2.365.

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The paper provides information on traditional knowledge of plants used by fringe forest communities of village Lwali (District Pauri Garhwal). The paper deals with 35 plant species belonging to 34 genera of 29 families, that find mention in the local folklore. The plants have been provided with botanical names, vernacular names, parts used and ethnobotanical uses.

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Erdiaw-Kwasie, Michael O., Romanus D. Dinye, and Matthew Mabunyewah. "Impacts of Mining on the Natural Environment and Wellbeing of Mining-Fringe Communities in Prestea, Ghana." Greener Journal of Social Sciences 4, no. 3 (March 20, 2014): 108–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.15580/gjss.2014.3.010614020.

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Mignaud, Thomas, Bruno Senterre, Jonas V. Müller, Jean Lejoly, and Ingrid Parmentier. "Shrubby and forest fringe communities of the inselberg - rainforest ecotone in Atlantic Central Africa." Plant Ecology and Evolution 143, no. 2 (July 23, 2010): 128–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2010.404.

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Dutta, Uzzal, and Dr G. C. Sarma Dr. G.C. Sarma. "Wild Plants of Chirang Reserve Forest Used as vegetables by the local fringe communities." International Journal of Scientific Research 2, no. 12 (June 1, 2012): 53–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/22778179/dec2013/18.

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Lepcha, Lakpa Doma, Gopal Shukla, Nazir Ahmad Pala, Vineeta, Prabhat Kumar Pal, and Sumit Chakravarty. "Contribution of NTFPs on livelihood of forest-fringe communities in Jaldapara National Park, India." Journal of Sustainable Forestry 38, no. 3 (October 8, 2018): 213–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2018.1528158.

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Dutta, Uzzal, and Dr G. C. Sarma Dr. G. C. Sarma. "Medicinal Plants Used by the Local Fringe Communities of Chirang Reserve Forest, BTAD, Assam." Paripex - Indian Journal Of Research 2, no. 2 (January 15, 2012): 262–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/22501991/feb2013/95.

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Dey, Tanusri, Nazir A. Pala, Gopal Shukla, Prabhat K. Pal, Ganesh Das, and Sumit Chakarvarty. "Climate change perceptions and response strategies of forest fringe communities in Indian Eastern Himalaya." Environment, Development and Sustainability 20, no. 2 (February 11, 2017): 925–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10668-017-9920-1.

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Abonuusum, Ayimbire, Kofi Owusu-Daako, Egbert Tannich, Jürgen May, Rolf Garms, and Thomas Kruppa. "Malaria transmission in two rural communities in the forest zone of Ghana." Parasitology Research 108, no. 6 (December 14, 2010): 1465–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-2195-1.

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Diemont, Rosa, and Tieme Wanders. "A community-based approach to wildfire prevention in Ghana." Tropical Forest Issues, no. 61 (November 10, 2022): 147–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.55515/hrcb8858.

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Form Ghana is a forest plantation management company based in central Ghana that produces timber and carbon credits for local and international markets. From 2017, it has worked with communities to improve livelihoods in Tain II Forest Reserve, Bono Region, through the Forest Landscape Restoration Programme. Most community land is managed under the traditional authority of chiefs and their families, and farming is the main sole source of income. This article describes how a community based approach has reduced wildfire outbreaks by 78% between 2018 and 2021. From a situation in which wildfires were frequent, where nobody felt responsible and from which everybody suffered, people now make efforts to manage the risk and help to prevent wildfire outbreaks.

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Krama, Agel Vidian, and Nurul Qamilah. "Perilaku Masyarakat Pinggiran Hutan terhadap Taman Nasional Kerinci Seblat di Kecamatan Gunung Tujuh." KAGANGA: Jurnal Pendidikan Sejarah dan Riset Sosial-Humaniora 1, no. 1 (June 17, 2018): 12–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.31539/kaganga.v1i1.238.

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This study aims to study the community about Kerinci Seblat National Park in Gunung Tujuh subdistrict about activities and negative activities conducted by the community towards Kerinci Seblat National Park. The research is a qualitative descriptive study, in decision informant with snowball technique. Means of collecting data using interviews, observation and documentation to obtain data on the study area. Data analysis technique is a technique performed Milles and Huberman model analysis of data reduction, data display, and conclusion. The results showed that: (1) A positive behavior forest fringe communities of the Kerinci Seblat National Park in the district of Gunung Tujuh: a) Communities in the District of Gunung Tujuh has prohibited if any of the members of the community who do clearing new land, b) People in Gunung Tujuh District have done reforestation. (2). These negative attitudes towards forest fringe communities Kerinci Seblat National Park in the district of Gunung Tujuh: a) People are still farming in the area of Gunung Tujuh, which belong to the zoning Kerinci Seblat National Park, b) Communities in the District of Gunung Tujuh they were cutting trees in the area of Kerinci Seblat National Park, c) Communities that have search as farmers and have pets, they took off their animals at the area Kerinci Seblat National Park, d) Public Gunung Tujuh still throwing objects which can damage TNKS area, e) Community Gunung Tujuh still hunting animals in Kerinci Seblat National Park. f) People who work as farmers have been doing selective in making wood contained in the Kerinci Seblat National Park. Keywords: Community, Behavior

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SHAANKER, R. UMA, K. N. GANESHAIAH, SMITHA KRISHNAN, R. RAMYA, C. MEERA, N. A. ARAVIND, ARVIND KUMAR, et al. "Livelihood gains and ecological costs of non-timber forest product dependence: assessing the roles of dependence, ecological knowledge and market structure in three contrasting human and ecological settings in south India." Environmental Conservation 31, no. 3 (September 2004): 242–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0376892904001596.

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Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) constitute the single largest determinant of livelihoods for scores of forest fringe communities and poor people in the tropics. In India over 50 million people are believed to be directly dependent upon NTFPs for their subsistence. However, such human dependence on NTFPs for livelihood gains (win) has most frequently been at a certain ecological cost (lose). If livelihoods are to be maintained, the existing ‘win-lose’ settings have to be steered to a ‘win-win’ mode, otherwise, there could be severe erosion of the biological resources and loss of livelihoods (‘lose-lose’). Examining the dependence of forest fringe communities on NTFPs at three sites in south India with contrasting human and ecological settings, three key factors (extent of dependence on NTFPs, indigenous ecological knowledge and market organization) are likely to constrain reaching the win-win situation. How these factors shape the ecological cost of harvesting NTFPs at the three sites is examined. Within the parameter space of these factors, it is possible to predict outcomes and associations that will conform to win-win or win-lose situations. Empirical data derived from the three study sites demonstrate the causality of the observed associations. The key for long-term livelihood gains lies in reducing the ecological cost. Certain interventions and recommendations that could optimize the balance between livelihood gains and ecological cost are proposed.

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Dey, A. N., S. Datta, and Bani Sharma. "Documentation of ethno-medicinal practices: A case study on tribal forest fringe dwellers of Terai West Bengal in India." Journal of Applied and Natural Science 7, no. 2 (December 1, 2015): 822–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.31018/jans.v7i2.689.

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The ethno-medicinal practices were documented which were being used by tribal population dwelling forest fringe areas of Terai zone of West Bengal, India on under exploited, non conventional, traditional and indigenous plant species for the sustainable utilization of these resources to cure day to day ailments. A total number of forty seven medicinal plant species belonging to 25 families were documented during the survey period 2012-13, which was used in curing many diseases. Among the families, Euphorbiaceae, Zingeberaceae and Leguminosae were the dominant families that represented four species each. Herb was the highest proportion of plant species 18 (38%) followed by 15 tree species (32%), 8 species of shrubs (17%) and rest were climbers and fern. It was observed that the tribal forest fringe communities of the Terai zone of the West Bengal have a good ethno-medicinal knowledge of using plant resources and developed their own traditional practices to cure day to day diseases.

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Foli, Gordon, George Obeng, Michael Adjaloo, Donald Amrago, and Ebenezer Mensah. "Apportionment of Funds to Mining-Impacted Communities within Forest Reserve Environments in Ghana." Environment and Natural Resources Research 8, no. 3 (September 30, 2018): 193. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/enrr.v8n3p193.

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This paper uses risk assessment of socio-economic and environmental indicators to develop criteria for apportionment (AP) of funds to communities impacted by mining activities within a Forest Reserve environment in Ghana. A t-test statistic of assessment data shows that factors such as; cost of living, health conditions, air pollution, water contamination, land degradation and distance (D km) are significant. Ratings of the factors using a 1-5 intensity scale to determine risk values (RV) for communities indicate that RV of 25 requires no remediation, while (25-RV) is remediation factor. A long-term AP criterion using the ranked risk (RR) values is defined by the equation APRR%=7.45-0.233(RR) with R2 of 0.961. Based on this criterion, communities D and S which are located at 1.5 and 16.1km from the mining focus have APRR values of 7.23% and 2.26%, respectively. APRR% in relation to distance is defined by the equation APRR%=7.22-0.281(D) with R2 of 0.647. RR-dependent distance equation (APD %) is used to deduce a short-term criterion defined by K*APD%=4.13-0.097(RR), where K is a constant. The expression of (APRR-K*APD) represents the residual apportionment required after a long-term assessment. The findings in this research demonstrate well-defined patterns that can be replicated for similar future projects.

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Pangging, Govinda, Madhubala Sharma, Chaman Sharma, and Aribam Sharma. "Natural Resource Management in Eastern Himalaya: A case study of fringe Villages of Shergaon Forest Division, Arunachal Pradesh." Current World Environment 11, no. 3 (December 25, 2016): 800–807. http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/cwe.11.3.15.

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The natural resource management (NRM) practice has been considered as an important aspect of ethnic communities. The present study emphasized on the documentation of NRM practices of the Sherdukpen tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. The study was done in the three fringe villages Membachur, Mukhuthing and Thongre of Shergaon Forest division, West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. The data was collected from 97 informants through questionnaire. The NRM practices of Sherdukpen tribe consisted of traditional maize cultivation, management of individual forest, community forest, etc. About 90% of the tribe are involved in farming practice. The average agricultural land holding and average individual forest land holding per HH that range from 0.72 ha to 1.2 ha and 0.6 ha to 0.8 ha, respectively.

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Okyere, Mustapha, Jonathan Zinzi Ayitey, and Benjamin Avurinyinbiik Ajabuin. "Large scale mining in Ghana: a review of the implications on the host communities." Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management 9, no. 1 (October 1, 2021): 3193–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.15243/jdmlm.2021.091.3193.

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Following the implementation of the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) in 1983, Ghana’s mining sector has experienced significant growth, making Ghana one of the 10-leading producers of gold globally and the largest in Africa since 2018. To this end, the mining industry has been contributing significantly to the country’s total export earnings and the overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Despite its contribution to the economy, mining in Ghana has been a subject of debate in the past few years due to its diverse impacts on the host communities. This study therefore conducted a review of the implications of large-scale mining in Ghana. Findings revealed that, mining activities gravely affect the quality of water in most mining communities due to the use of toxic substances such as mercury. Mining activities also destroy forest reserves and farmlands, cause respiratory diseases and death. The study therefore suggests an effective collaboration between all relevant stakeholders in monitoring mining activities to help mitigate the impacts on the host communities.

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Kyere-Boateng, Richard, and Michal V. Marek. "Analysis of the Social-Ecological Causes of Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Ghana: Application of the DPSIR Framework." Forests 12, no. 4 (March 29, 2021): 409. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f12040409.

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Globally, forests provide several functions and services to support humans’ well-being and the mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHGs). The services that forests provide enable the forest-dependent people and communities to meet their livelihood needs and well-being. Nevertheless, the world’s forests face a twin environmental problem of deforestation and forest degradation (D&FD), resulting in ubiquitous depletion of forest biodiversity and ecosystem services and eventual loss of forest cover. Ghana, like any tropical forest developing country, is not immune to these human-caused D&FD. This paper reviews Ghana’s D&FD driven by a plethora of pressures, despite many forest policies and interventions to ensure sustainable management and forest use. The review is important as Ghana is experiencing an annual D&FD rate of 2%, equivalent to 135,000 hectares loss of forest cover. Although some studies have focused on the causes of D&FD on Ghana’ forests, they failed to show the chain of causal links of drivers that cause D&FD. This review fills the knowledge and practice gap by adopting the Driver-Pressures-State-Impacts-Responses (DPSIR) analytical framework to analyse the literature-based sources of causes D&FD in Ghana. Specifically, the analysis identified agriculture expansion, cocoa farming expansion, illegal logging, illegal mining, population growth and policy failures and lapses as the key drivers of Ghana’s D&FD. The study uses the DPSIR analytical framework to show the chain of causal links that lead to the country’s D&FD and highlights the numerous interventions required to reverse and halt the ubiquitous perpetual trend of D&FD in Ghana. Similar tropical forest countries experiencing D&FD will find the review most useful to curtail the menace.

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Martynenko, V. B., P. S. Shirokikh, and E. Z. Baisheva. "NEW ASSOCIATIONS OF THERMOPHILOUS OAK FORESTS OF LATHYRO PISIFORMIS-QUERCION ROBORIS SOLOMESHCH ET GRIGORIEV IN WILLNER ET AL. 2016 IN THE SOUTHERN URAL REGION." ÈKOBIOTEH 3, no. 3 (2020): 510–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.31163/2618-964x-2020-3-3-510-524.

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New plant communities of thermophilous oak forests of the associations Omphalodo scorpioidis-Quercetum roboris ass. nova hoc loco and Lasero trilobi-Quercetum roboris ass. nova hoc loco. belonging to the alliance Lathyro pisiformis-Quercion roboris Solomeshch et Grigoriev in Willner et al. 2016 are described. These plant communities are floristically affluent and contain a large number of meadows-steppe and forest fringe species. In the territory of the Southern Ural region, these communities have the fragmented range and limited to relatively small patches near the tops of ridges and on the steep southern slopes of mountains and hills. Based on the comparison of floristic composition of these communities and other syntaxons of oak forests early described in the region, the combinations of diagnostic species of new associations are proposed.

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