..., sociocultural and psychological factors towards the goal of forestry to improve well-being in urban centres. Originality/value This paper seeks to add methodological insights to the literature on reforestation and land use changes in the Accra metropolitan area and the local population’s WTP...

... in developing countries (DCs), World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC, 1992) . DCs often face problems like rapid population growth, work force‐pressure, lack of capital and foreign debts, which led to over‐exploitation of wild living resources, expansion of agriculture, forestry and aquaculture...

... of Habermas and Bourdieu aims at mapping continuity and change in key themes in development ethics. These ideas are then given practical application in a case‐study of the people‐forestry interface in Nepal. Findings The paper shows how Kantian non‐deception links to Habermas' notion of communicative...

... debt and deforestation. We also present micro‐level evidence of a case where deforestation can be associated with farmers’ capital accumulation behaviour, and poverty is a deterrent to, not a cause of, deforestation. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Economic theory Economics Environment Forestry...

...S.R. Harrison Increased emphasis on environment, increased faith in private sector forests rather than government‐owned plantations, and improved techniques for tree growing have led to changes in reforestation policies, particularly in timber‐importing countries. Farm and community forestry has...

..., it also destroys their future. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Agriculture Conservation Environment Forestry India Natural resources While the slash‐and‐burn technique appears to be relatively sustainable and not a major environmental danger when population densities are low...

... of the North‐East Hill University, Mizoram Campus and with participants of Arunachal University. Identifies priority areas for future research as sustainable agriculture and use of forestry resources with the mission focus of attention being on Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. States that the majority...

... wages must be changed. © MCB UP Limited 1991 China Forestry Economics Some Strategic Problems Concerning Forestry Development in China Hsioh-yu Hou Forestry Development in China 157 Introduction The huge forest fire which occurred in the Greater Khingan Mountains, northeast China, from 6...