Forest loss: What is needed to reduce deforestation?Show others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: Policy instruments for an Inclusive Green Economy: Experiences from the East African region on policy instruments to reduce the use of fossil fuels, plastic pollution, and forest loss / [ed] A. Nordén et al., Gothenburg: Environment for Development (EfD) , 2023, p. 24-31Chapter in book (Other academic)
Sustainable development
00. Sustainable Development, 8. Decent work and economic growth, 13. Climate action, 12. Responsible consumption and production, 15. Life on land
Abstract [en]
Forest loss is a common problem in all five East African countries – Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda. This is mainly because forest is a mean of livelihood and a source of income in all countries. Deforestation and forest degradation are accelerated by the need for charcoal, fuelwood, timber production, and unregulated logging. In addition, the competition for land, mainly agricultur all and and urbanization are also contributing to deforestation in these countries. However, the rate of forest loss differs across the five countries. For instance, the annual rate of forest loss in Ethiopia is about 0.54% whereas it is about 1.95% in Uganda.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Gothenburg: Environment for Development (EfD) , 2023. p. 24-31
National Category
Economics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-63402ISBN: 978-91-987472-8-7 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-63402DiVA, id: diva2:1830458
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