The poor as main agents of forest degradation: Lessons from Ashanti Region, Ghana

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This paper uses the qualitative strand of research enquiry to articulate the relationship between poverty and forest degradation in Ghana. It focuses on the poor and their economic activities which invariably leads to forest degradation.

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This paper adopted the interpretivist paradigm to research study in accessing the nexus between the poor's economic activity and forest degradation in Ashanti Region. The mere fact that the poor depend on the forest resources for their livelihood activities makes them conscious to ensuring its sustainability for current and future generations. Thus, the poor should no longer be viewed as agents of forest degradation in the forest regions of Ashanti Region and perhaps, Ghana in general.

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