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Title: | Issues of Tropical Forest Transformation in Ashanti Region, Ghana: Testing Traditional Perception and Assumption |
Authors: | Agyeman, K. O. |
Keywords: | Tropics Deforestation Transformation Ashanti Traditional Perception |
Issue Date: | Apr-2012 |
Publisher: | Journal of Science and Technology |
Citation: | Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2012, pp 79-95 |
Abstract: | Studies have revealed that there was a dramatic loss of forests in West Africa during the 20th
century due to pressure of population growth and poverty. However some scholars have challenged
this view. This paper adopts a political ecology approach to argue that the dominant
global discourse of tropical deforestation obscures the more complex process that contributes to
changes in forest cover and landscapes. The paper examines how livelihood strategies, trade,
and ecology have interacted to alter production cycles, tenure systems and the extent and composition
of forest cover during the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial periods. Consequently, a
focus on forest cover change as opposed to deforestation could provide a better understanding of
the relationship between forest and forest farming systems. Subsequently, the paper suggests
more effective ways of engaging in sustainable tropical forest management in the Ashanti Region
of Ghana. |
Description: | Article published in the Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2012, pp 79-95 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5607 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal of Science and Technology 2000-
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