Households’ Fuel Wood Dependence, REDD+ and Gender Coping Strategies: An Empirical Review and Policy Implication in the Northern Region of Ghana
<p class="Default">This paper reviewed existing literature on fuel wood dependence, REDD+ and gender coping strategies. Out of 180 sets of empirical studies in this domain, twenty five (25) were considered to have a bearing on our topic. The review showed that REDD+ policy in the Nor...
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| author | Jamal Mohammed Anthony Kofi Osei-Fosu Hadrat Yusif |
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| description | <p class="Default">This paper reviewed existing literature on fuel wood dependence, REDD+ and gender coping strategies. Out of 180 sets of empirical studies in this domain, twenty five (25) were considered to have a bearing on our topic. The review showed that REDD+ policy in the Northern Region has not provided for REDD+ finance to curb the possible negative effects of the implementation of the programme. It is recommended that there should be a clear cut policy on REDD+ finance for those who depend on the forest. It is also recommended that there should enough public education for communities’ acceptance and integration.</p><p><strong>INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT</strong><br />Volume-5, Issue-4, Sep-Nov 2016, page: 12-31</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b25e0d1db334f22ade4d8d39b345d252022-12-21T18:10:27ZengProgressive Sustainable Developers NepalInternational Journal of Environment2091-28542017-01-0154123110.3126/ije.v5i4.1639012718Households’ Fuel Wood Dependence, REDD+ and Gender Coping Strategies: An Empirical Review and Policy Implication in the Northern Region of GhanaJamal Mohammed0Anthony Kofi Osei-Fosu1Hadrat Yusif2Department of Liberal Studies, Faculty of Business and Management Studies, KoforiduaDepartment of Economics, University Post Office, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KumasiDepartment of Economics, University Post Office, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi<p class="Default">This paper reviewed existing literature on fuel wood dependence, REDD+ and gender coping strategies. Out of 180 sets of empirical studies in this domain, twenty five (25) were considered to have a bearing on our topic. The review showed that REDD+ policy in the Northern Region has not provided for REDD+ finance to curb the possible negative effects of the implementation of the programme. It is recommended that there should be a clear cut policy on REDD+ finance for those who depend on the forest. It is also recommended that there should enough public education for communities’ acceptance and integration.</p><p><strong>INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT</strong><br />Volume-5, Issue-4, Sep-Nov 2016, page: 12-31</p>http://nepjol.info/index.php/IJE/article/view/16390Fuel wood DependenceREDD+Gender Coping StrategiesTime Poverty |
| spellingShingle | Jamal Mohammed Anthony Kofi Osei-Fosu Hadrat Yusif Households’ Fuel Wood Dependence, REDD+ and Gender Coping Strategies: An Empirical Review and Policy Implication in the Northern Region of Ghana International Journal of Environment Fuel wood Dependence REDD+ Gender Coping Strategies Time Poverty |
| title | Households’ Fuel Wood Dependence, REDD+ and Gender Coping Strategies: An Empirical Review and Policy Implication in the Northern Region of Ghana |
| title_full | Households’ Fuel Wood Dependence, REDD+ and Gender Coping Strategies: An Empirical Review and Policy Implication in the Northern Region of Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Households’ Fuel Wood Dependence, REDD+ and Gender Coping Strategies: An Empirical Review and Policy Implication in the Northern Region of Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Households’ Fuel Wood Dependence, REDD+ and Gender Coping Strategies: An Empirical Review and Policy Implication in the Northern Region of Ghana |
| title_short | Households’ Fuel Wood Dependence, REDD+ and Gender Coping Strategies: An Empirical Review and Policy Implication in the Northern Region of Ghana |
| title_sort | households fuel wood dependence redd and gender coping strategies an empirical review and policy implication in the northern region of ghana |
| topic | Fuel wood Dependence REDD+ Gender Coping Strategies Time Poverty |
| url | http://nepjol.info/index.php/IJE/article/view/16390 |
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