...Abdul-Hanan Abdallah Purpose This study investigates how land preparation methods of large-scale land acquisitions by domestic entities (LSLADE)—specifically mechanization and agrochemicals—affect vegetation health and biodiversity in northern Ghana. Biodiversity outcomes are measured using...

...Gordon Pasiba Kombat; Xiaoqian Chen Purpose Timber export is an important economic development pillar in Ghana, which has a direct effect on Ghana’s domestic forestry industry development, local communities’ income and sustainable forest management and deforestation. China, as the Ghana’s largest...

... 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/approach The study was conducted in three communities in Goaso Forest District in the Ahafo Region of Ghana...

...Michael Kaku Minlah; Xibao Zhang; Philipine Nelly Ganyoh; Ayesha Bibi Purpose This study investigates the existence of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) for deforestation for Ghana over the 1962–2018 the time period. Design/methodology/approach The study employs a time-varying approach...

...Anthony Amoah; Kofi Korle Purpose This study seeks to provide a robust piece of evidence of forest depletion in Ghana and its associated driver intensities to inform national policy decisions towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 and beyond. Design/methodology/approach Using...