The Tragedy of Forestland Sustainability in Postcolonial Africa: Land Development, Cocoa, and Politics in Côte d’Ivoire

Tropical countries are often blamed for not managing their natural resources sustainably. But what if overexploitation is inherent in political structures and policies—rooted in foreign colonial order—and is consistently detrimental in the contemporary use of forestlands? This ar...

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Main Authors: Symphorien Ongolo, Sylvestre Kouamé Kouassi, Sadia Chérif, Lukas Giessen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/12/4611