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Politics and Economics of Tropical High Forest Management

A case study of Ghana

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  • © 2001

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Authors:
  1. Thorsten Treue

    1. Department of Economics and Natural Resources, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences (FOSC, volume 68)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Introduction

    • Thorsten Treue
    Pages 1-3

  3. Brief Introduction to Ghana’s High Forest Zone

    • Thorsten Treue
    Pages 4-5

  4. General Issues on Trees and Forests in the High Forest Zone

    • Thorsten Treue
    Pages 6-15

  5. The Timber Resource Base, Early Estimates

    • Thorsten Treue
    Pages 16-19

  6. National Forest Inventory (1985–89)

    • Thorsten Treue
    Pages 20-36

  7. National Forest Inventory Continued (1989–97)

    • Thorsten Treue
    Pages 37-56

  8. Analysis of the Timber Harvest

    • Thorsten Treue
    Pages 57-69

  9. Timber Exports and the Wood Industry

    • Thorsten Treue
    Pages 70-84

  10. Forest Fees and Taxes

    • Thorsten Treue
    Pages 85-97

  11. The Economics of Timber Exploitation

    • Thorsten Treue
    Pages 98-119

  12. Instruments to Regulate the Timber Harvest

    • Thorsten Treue
    Pages 120-138

  13. Rights to Timber and Benefits from Timber Exploitation

    • Thorsten Treue
    Pages 139-159

  14. Forest and Timber Resources Management in the Future

    • Thorsten Treue
    Pages 160-165

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 166-216
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About this book

For the last two decades the loss of, in particular, tropical rainforest has alarmed the public in the developed parts of the world. The debate has been characterised by a lack of understand­ ing of the causes and effects of the process, leading to the prevailing reaction being unquali­ fied condemnation. Such attitude has even been observed among scientists, claiming suprem­ acy to biodiversity conservation. Many scientific analyses are available, but the basis for so­ ber debates and appropriate actions is still highly insufficient. Two recent international initia­ tives! will hopefully lead to improved knowledge of deforestation and forest degradation as they recognise the need for studies to critically investigate those issues. This book will pro­ vide useful input to the initiatives. In my opinion, the scientific analyses have not sufficiently promoted the understanding that the fate of tropical forests is first and foremost a concern of the governments of the countries in which the forests are situated. Tropical forests may be important to the global environment and their rich biodiversity may be a human heritage. But their main importance is their poten­ tial contribution to improving livelihood in the countries in question.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Economics and Natural Resources, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Thorsten Treue

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Politics and Economics of Tropical High Forest Management

  • Book Subtitle: A case study of Ghana

  • Authors: Thorsten Treue

  • Series Title: Forestry Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0706-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-6931-8Published: 31 May 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-3830-0Published: 25 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-0706-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0924-5480

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-1334

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 216

  • Topics: Forestry Management, Forestry, Environmental Management

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