Neither fast, nor easy: He prospect of reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) in Ghana

International Forestry Review

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 439-455

  Hansen, C P ^a   Lund, J F ^a   Treue, T ^a  

^a DANISH FOREST LANDSCAPE RES INST   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Causes of deforestation and forest degradation; Forest governance; Political economy; Readiness; REDD policies and measures

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; POLICY REFORM; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

GHANA;

EID: 77950968942     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.11.4.439     Document Type: Article

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