Department of Silviculture and Forest ManagementLife SciencesPhysical SciencesSocial Sciences

Lawrence Damnyag

29 Publications14 Research Themes6 Open Access

Research Overview & Focus

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.

Key Research Themes (14)

Life Sciences

African Botany and Ecology Studies

Life Sciences

Cassava research and cyanide

Life Sciences

Climate change impacts on agriculture

Life Sciences

Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy

Physical Sciences

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Social Sciences

Economic and Environmental Valuation

Physical Sciences

Energy and Environment Impacts

Physical Sciences

Fire effects on ecosystems

Physical Sciences

Forest ecology and management

Physical Sciences

Forest Management and Policy

Life Sciences

Land Rights and Reforms

Physical Sciences

Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Physical Sciences

Oil Palm Production and Sustainability

Life Sciences

Soil erosion and sediment transport

Publications (29)

Assessing tree-level lumber value in smallholder plantations in Ghana using the modified Taungya system

Open Access

2024Forest ecology and managementDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02448

Farmers’ Preference for Non-Market Environmental Services in Cocoa Farm Rehabilitation in Ghana: A Choice Experiment Approach

2024Economic and Environmental ValuationDOI: 10.1561/112.00000580

Assessment of revenue loss from illegal logging in Ghana’s informal timber sector

2024Forest Management and PolicyDOI: 10.1505/146554824838457907

Determinants of forest law compliances among inhabitants of local communities surrounding tropical wildlife and forest reserve in Ghana

2024Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementDOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.140964

APPLICATION OF MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT LAND USE DECISION-MAKING IN ANKASA CONSERVATION AREA, GHANA

Open Access

2023Oil Palm Production and SustainabilityDOI: 10.46909/alse-563104

Community-based forest monitoring for REDD+ MRV in the Ankasa Conservation Area, Ghana

2023Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesDOI: 10.1505/146554823837586230

Local Perception of Vegetation Dynamics and Its Drivers in Community-Managed Forest: A Case Study from Senegal

Open Access

2022African Botany and Ecology StudiesDOI: 10.18535/raj.v5i10.351

Factors influencing climate change adaptation strategies in North-Western Ghana: evidence of farmers in the Black Volta Basin in Upper West region

Open Access

2021Climate change impacts on agricultureDOI: 10.1007/s42452-021-04503-w

Farmers’ Forest Values and Preferences for Strategies for Managing Smallholder Forest Plantations Established on State Reserve Lands, Ghana

2021Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementDOI: 10.1007/s11842-020-09467-0

Analysis of charcoal production with recent developments in Sub-Sahara Africa: a review

2020Energy and Environment ImpactsDOI: 10.1080/19376812.2020.1846133

Index-based weather insurance for perennial crops: A case study on insurance supply and demand for cocoa farmers in Ghana

Open Access

2020Cocoa and Sweet Potato AgronomyDOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2020.100237

Evaluation of non-market environmental services in smallholder forest plantations with choice experiments in Dormaa forest district, Ghana

2020Economic and Environmental ValuationDOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2019-0291

Adaptation strategies of Ghanaian cocoa farmers under a changing climate

2020Cocoa and Sweet Potato AgronomyDOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102115

The Demand and Supply Patterns of Timber at the Domestic Market in Ghana

2018Forest Management and PolicyDOI: 10.26796/jenrm.v1i2.137

Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for the Provision of Ecosystem Services to Enhance Agricultural Production in Sene East District, Ghana

2017Economic and Environmental ValuationDOI: 10.1007/s11842-017-9364-3

The Ankasa Forest Conservation Area of Ghana: Ecosystem service values and on-site REDD + opportunity cost

2016Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementDOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2016.08.011

REDD+ in agricultural landscapes : evidence from Ghana’s REDD+ process

2014Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Sustaining protected areas: Identifying and controlling deforestation and forest degradation drivers in the Ankasa Conservation Area, Ghana

2013Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementDOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.05.024

Revisiting illegal logging and the size of the domestic timber market: the case of Ghana

2012Forest Management and PolicyDOI: 10.1505/146554812799973181

Valuation of ecosystem services for assessment of cost of deforestation, and analysis of its drivers with implications for sustainable forest management in Ghana

Open Access

2012Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementDOI: 10.14214/df.142

Economic cost of deforestation in semi-deciduous forests — A case of two forest districts in Ghana

2011Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementDOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.08.012

Role of tenure insecurity in deforestation in Ghana's high forest zone

2011Land Rights and ReformsDOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2011.08.006

Forest and agroecosystem fire management in Ghana

2010Fire effects on ecosystemsDOI: 10.1007/s11027-010-9236-z

Benefits of restoring degraded forest lands in Ghana

2009Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

CASE STUDIES ON MEASURING AND ASSESSING FOREST DEGRADATION ASSESSMENT OF FOREST DEGRADATION BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES: THE CASE STUDY OF GHANA

2009Soil erosion and sediment transport

Dependence on forest resources and tropical deforestation in Ghana

2007Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementDOI: 10.1007/s10668-007-9125-0

Involving local farmers in rehabilitation of degraded tropical forests: some lessons from Ghana

2007Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementDOI: 10.1007/s10668-006-9077-9

Rehabilitation of degraded forest lands: the performance of indigenous trees species

2007Forest ecology and management

Charcoal production as sustainable source of livelihood in Afram Plains and Kintampo North Districts in Ghana

2007Cassava research and cyanide

Academic Metrics

DepartmentDepartment of Silviculture and Forest Management

Total Publications29

Research Themes14

Open Access Papers6

Department of Silviculture and Forest Management

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