Protecting the Environment for the Present and Future Generations: REDD+ and the Reversal of Deforestation in Ghana

The mechanism of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation plus the role of conservation, sustainable forest management and carbon stock enhancement (REDD+) is emerging as one of the most viable and cost-efficient international policies to halt land-use change and transform the forestry...

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Published in:Ghana studies 2014, Vol.17 (1), p.131-156
Main Authors: Arhin, Albert A, Adam, Mohammed-Anwar Sadat
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