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Lawrence Damnyag

Silviculture and Forest Management

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The researcher investigates the ecological and social dimensions of forest conservation and land management in Ghana, examining themes such as deforestation, climate resilience, land rights, and sustainable agricultural practices. Through case studies, they integrate methodologies like REDD+, valuation systems, and life sciences approaches to address challenges related to ecosystem services, climate change adaptation, and social equity. The work highlights the importance of integrating environmental valuation frameworks with land-use decisions to enhance sustainability in this region.

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Dependence on forest resources and tropical deforestation in Ghana(2007)
Involving local farmers in rehabilitation of degraded tropical forests: some lessons from Ghana(2007)
Sustaining protected areas: Identifying and controlling deforestation and forest degradation drivers in the Ankasa Conservation Area, Ghana(2013)
The Ankasa Forest Conservation Area of Ghana: Ecosystem service values and on-site REDD + opportunity cost(2016)
Economic cost of deforestation in semi-deciduous forests — A case of two forest districts in Ghana(2011)
Determinants of forest law compliances among inhabitants of local communities surrounding tropical wildlife and forest reserve in Ghana(2024)
Valuation of ecosystem services for assessment of cost of deforestation, and analysis of its drivers with implications for sustainable forest management in Ghana(2012)
Farmers’ Forest Values and Preferences for Strategies for Managing Smallholder Forest Plantations Established on State Reserve Lands, Ghana(2021)
REDD+ in agricultural landscapes : evidence from Ghana’s REDD+ process(2014)
Benefits of restoring degraded forest lands in Ghana(2009)
Factors influencing climate change adaptation strategies in North-Western Ghana: evidence of farmers in the Black Volta Basin in Upper West region(2021)
Role of tenure insecurity in deforestation in Ghana's high forest zone(2011)
Adaptation strategies of Ghanaian cocoa farmers under a changing climate(2020)
Index-based weather insurance for perennial crops: A case study on insurance supply and demand for cocoa farmers in Ghana(2020)
Revisiting illegal logging and the size of the domestic timber market: the case of Ghana(2012)
The Demand and Supply Patterns of Timber at the Domestic Market in Ghana(2018)
Assessment of revenue loss from illegal logging in Ghana’s informal timber sector(2024)
Forest and agroecosystem fire management in Ghana(2010)
Analysis of charcoal production with recent developments in Sub-Sahara Africa: a review(2020)
Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for the Provision of Ecosystem Services to Enhance Agricultural Production in Sene East District, Ghana(2017)
Evaluation of non-market environmental services in smallholder forest plantations with choice experiments in Dormaa forest district, Ghana(2020)
Farmers’ Preference for Non-Market Environmental Services in Cocoa Farm Rehabilitation in Ghana: A Choice Experiment Approach(2024)
Charcoal production as sustainable source of livelihood in Afram Plains and Kintampo North Districts in Ghana(2007)
Local Perception of Vegetation Dynamics and Its Drivers in Community-Managed Forest: A Case Study from Senegal(2022)
Rehabilitation of degraded forest lands: the performance of indigenous trees species(2007)
Assessing tree-level lumber value in smallholder plantations in Ghana using the modified Taungya system(2024)
CASE STUDIES ON MEASURING AND ASSESSING FOREST DEGRADATION ASSESSMENT OF FOREST DEGRADATION BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES: THE CASE STUDY OF GHANA(2009)
Community-based forest monitoring for REDD+ MRV in the Ankasa Conservation Area, Ghana(2023)
APPLICATION OF MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT LAND USE DECISION-MAKING IN ANKASA CONSERVATION AREA, GHANA(2023)

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