Table of Contents: Preface
Book Summary
Part I: Forest Resources, pp. 1-2
(Thompson K. Nunifu, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development)
Chapter 1. Towards sustainable forest management in Ghana, pp. 3-24
(David M. Nanang, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service)
Chapter 2. Threats to protected forest areas: The case of illegal farming in south-western Ghana, pp. 25-40
(Noble T. Donkor, Canadian University College; Charles E. Owubah, World Vision-Zambia; and Richard D. Nsenkyire, Samartex Timber & Plywood Co. Ltd)
Chapter 3. A conceptual framework of plantation development, pp. 41-57
(Francis K. Salifu, Suncor Energy and Isaac G. Amponsah, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development)
Chapter 4. Growth and management of teak (Tectona grandis Linn F.) plantations in Ghana, pp. 59-82
(Thompson K. Nunifu, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development)
Part II: Wildlife Resources, pp. 83-84
(Noble T. Donkor, Canadian University College)
Chapter 5. Bushmeat crisis and wildlife conservation in Ghana: towards a sustainable future, pp. 85-107
(Noble T. Donkor, Canadian University College)
Chapter 6. Hunting and trading in bushmeat Northern Ghana, pp. 109-120
(Oscar I. Aalangdong, University for Development Studies, Tamale)
Chapter 7. Wildlife conservation and sustainable development in rural communities in Ghana: the case of giant African snails in the Bia Biosphere Reserve, pp. 121-140
(Stephen A. Asamoah, Policy Analyst, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Ottawa)
Part III: Community-based natural resource management, pp. 141-142
(David M. Nanang, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service)
Chapter 8. Claims and realities of community-based water resources management: A case study of rural fisheries in Ghana, pp. 143-163
(Jennifer Hauck and Eva Youkhana, Centre for Development Research, Germany)
Chapter 9. Community involvement in wildlife conservation in Northern Ghana, pp. 165-182
(Oscar I. Aalangdong, G. Poreku, U. Abdul-Razaq and A. A. Anchiihe, University for Development Studies, Tamale)
Chapter 10. Community-based conservation in Ghana: A case of local management of the Afadjato and Agumatsa Forest Conservation Area in Ghana, pp. 183-203
(Erasmus H. Owusu, Zoology Department, Univesity of Ghana)
Part IV: Economics of natural resource management, pp. 205-207
(David M. Nanang, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service)
Chapter 11. Natural resource valuation and analysis with applications to Ghana, pp. 209-246
(David M. Nanang, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service)
Chapter 12. Estimating the economic value of recreation at the Kakum National Park, Ghana, pp. 247-267
(David M. Nanang, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service and Erasmus H. Owusu, Zoology Department, University of Ghana)
Chapter 13. Analyses of the causes of deforestation in Ghana: An econometric approach, pp. 269-292
(David M. Nanang, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service and Emmanuel K. Yiridoe, Nova Scotia Agricultural College)
Chapter 14. Meeting socioeconomic objectives in Ghana’s sardinella fishery, pp. 293-308
(Megan Bailey, University of British Columbia; Samuel Quaatey, Ministry of Fisheries; A. K. Armah, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries; Jennifer Jacquet, United Nations Environment Programme; Ahmed Khan, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Jackie Alder, United Nations Environment Programme and U. Rashid Sumaila, University of British Columbia)
Chapter 15. Ghana’s trade in forest products: Analyses of export demand and its policy implications, pp. 309-328
(David M. Nanang, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service)
Annex 1: Administrative and tourist map of Ghana, pp. 329
Annex 2: Natural vegetation zones of Ghana, pp. 331
Annex 3: List of Contributors, pp. 333-335
Index pp.347-354 |