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Dependence on forest resources and tropical deforestation in Ghana

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  • Mark Appiah
  • Dominic Blay
  • Lawrence Damnyag
  • Francis Dwomoh
  • Ari Pappinen
  • Olavi Luukkanen
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  • Mark Appiah & Dominic Blay & Lawrence Damnyag & Francis Dwomoh & Ari Pappinen & Olavi Luukkanen, 2009. "Dependence on forest resources and tropical deforestation in Ghana," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 11(3), pages 471-487, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:11:y:2009:i:3:p:471-487
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-007-9125-0
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    1. Mark Appiah, 2001. "Co-Partnership in Forest Management: The Gwira-Banso Joint Forest Management Project in Ghana," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 3(4), pages 343-360, December.
    2. Cavendish, William, 2000. "Empirical Regularities in the Poverty-Environment Relationship of Rural Households: Evidence from Zimbabwe," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 28(11), pages 1979-2003, November.
    3. מחקר - ביטוח לאומי, 2006. "Summary for 2005," Working Papers 29, National Insurance Institute of Israel.
    4. Mamo, Getachew & Sjaastad, Espen & Vedeld, Pal, 2007. "Economic dependence on forest resources: A case from Dendi District, Ethiopia," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 9(8), pages 916-927, May.
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