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2008 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
EIA Performance Standards and Thresholds for Sustainable Forest Management in Ghana
Author : Edward K. Nunoo
Published in: Standards and Thresholds for Impact Assessment
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Forests and its ecosystem dynamics constitute nature’s most bountiful and versatile natural resource. Tropical forests epitomises its diversity. These are vital assets that provide a wide range of environmental, economic and socio-cultural benefits and services to local communities, national economies and the global environment at large. However, unsustainable use of the resources over the decades has now been a major cause of global concern. Areas under tropical forest continue to dwindle at alarming rates to the detriment of its productive and protective functions.