“The Reality from the Myth”: The poor as main agents of forest degradation: Lessons from Ashanti Region, Ghana

The prevailing literature on poverty-environment links mostly presents a rather deterministic view of the nexus between poverty and the environment, revolving around the negative impact of the poor on the environment. Specifically, in Ghana, empirical evidence on the prevalence of forest degradation...

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Main Authors: Peprah Prince, Abalo Emmanuel Mawuli, Amoako Jones, Nyonyo Julius, Duah Williams Agyemang, Adomako Isaac
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-09-01
Series:Environmental & Socio-economic Studies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/environ-2017-0011