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Ethnographic Narrative of Forest Decline in the Goderich Community: The People's Perspectives

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  • Jackson, Emerson Abraham

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This research is based on a qualitative investigation carried out to unearth people's perceptions in the Goderich Village community of the causes / drivers of deforestation and forest degradation. It has explored the historical background with regard to culture / tradition and economic activities. Regeneration has surely made an impact in beautifying the entire community, but at the expense of the demise of cultural values, and also future environmental risks. Ethnographic methodology was used as the main approach to investigating opinions and with more open-ended style questions used to help explore deeper understanding of people’s perceptions about common drivers of deforestation and forest degradation. Views on people's perception about the way forward in cushioning future disaster were also addressed in the conclusion.

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  • Jackson, Emerson Abraham, 2015. "Ethnographic Narrative of Forest Decline in the Goderich Community: The People's Perspectives," MPRA Paper 106822, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 17 Sep 2015.
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    1. Farcy, Christine & Devillez, Freddy, 2005. "New orientations of forest management planning from an historical perspective of the relations between man and nature," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 7(1), pages 85-95, January.
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    Keywords

    Ethnography; Forestry; Deforestation; REDD+; Drivers; Historical Perspectives;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q20 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - General
    • Q23 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Forestry
    • Q28 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Government Policy
    • Q32 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - Exhaustible Resources and Economic Development
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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