Africa

The NGO/IPO-led Underlying Causes Initiative organized a regional workshop, which took place in Accra, Ghana, on 26 - 30 October 1998. The following are the findings of the studies carried out in the region.

For further information on this process, please contact the regional focal point: 
Lambert Okrah, Institute for Cultural Affairs, Ghana, icagh@ghana.com
and Zachee Nzoh-Ngandaubou, CERUT, Cameroon
fax (233) 21-221343

Some of the Case Studies presented at the workshop

• Cameroon: Underlying Causes of Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Cameroon. by Wilfred J. Awung
• Gambia: Underlying Causes Of Deforestation And Forest Degradation: The Republic Of The Gambia. by Jato S.Sillah
• Cameroon: Macro-Economics, Markets, and the Humid Forests of Cameroon, 1967-1997. by Ousseynou Ndoye and David Kaimowitz
• Kenya: Underlying Causes of Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Kenya. by Lynette Obare and J. B. Wangwe

World Bank report on the workshop

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