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Sustainability Of Annual Extractable Volume Of Firewood From Chipa Forest Reserve, Dodowa, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
This Dissertation is Presented to the Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the MSc. Degree in Environmental Science
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| spelling | oai:ir.knust.edu.gh:123456789/16760 Sustainability Of Annual Extractable Volume Of Firewood From Chipa Forest Reserve, Dodowa, Greater Accra Region, Ghana Rebecca Baning Oppan This Dissertation is Presented to the Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the MSc. Degree in Environmental Science Firewood is one of the main products of the forest. The bulk of energy supply in Ghana is met from charcoal produced from firewood. Firewood, therefore, accounts for the total primary energy source in Ghana. The indiscriminate collection of firewood is gradually degrading the Chipa Forest Reserve. This therefore called for this study to ensure the sustainability of the forest reserve. The study covered 140 families, 20 families each from 7 fringe communities. Questionnaire administration and actual calculation of volume of firewood were the instruments used in collecting data. The statistical tool, analysis of variance was employed in analysing the data collected. Findings from this study show that the use of firewood among rural folks is still at a dangerous level, despite the government’s attempts to discourage the use of firewood by introducing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The people of Ghana are so much glued to firewood usage that a change in preference for fuel source seems a near impossibility. The habitants of study area consumed 2,424.240 m3 of firewood annually. The forest reserve has a capacity of 10,443.400 m3, which will serve the study population for only 55 months. This calls for the need to ensure a sustainable use of firewood. Since the demand for this forest product is high, measures aiming at producing firewood should be considered. The Development of Forest plantations in Ghana especially in locations where firewood is a source of livelihood should be strategised to support the sustainable growth of trees used as firewood. This will ensure enough production of firewood that will meet the demand of the Ghanaian populace. Increase in production of firewood will also improve on Ghana’s vegetation (forest) cover and this will help reduce the effect of climate change in the country and in the world as a whole. KNUST 2025-05-06T12:57:10Z 2025-05-06T12:57:10Z 2017-08 Thesis https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/16760 en application/pdf KNUST |
| spellingShingle | Rebecca Baning Oppan Sustainability Of Annual Extractable Volume Of Firewood From Chipa Forest Reserve, Dodowa, Greater Accra Region, Ghana |
| title | Sustainability Of Annual Extractable Volume Of Firewood From Chipa Forest Reserve, Dodowa, Greater Accra Region, Ghana |
| title_full | Sustainability Of Annual Extractable Volume Of Firewood From Chipa Forest Reserve, Dodowa, Greater Accra Region, Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Sustainability Of Annual Extractable Volume Of Firewood From Chipa Forest Reserve, Dodowa, Greater Accra Region, Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainability Of Annual Extractable Volume Of Firewood From Chipa Forest Reserve, Dodowa, Greater Accra Region, Ghana |
| title_short | Sustainability Of Annual Extractable Volume Of Firewood From Chipa Forest Reserve, Dodowa, Greater Accra Region, Ghana |
| title_sort | sustainability of annual extractable volume of firewood from chipa forest reserve dodowa greater accra region ghana |
| url | https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/16760 |
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