Tropical Native Species Reforestation Information Clearinghouse (TRIC)
Resource Details
Disappearing Forests in Malawi: Causes and Solutions. Research Project.
Project: Available at NO COST Dissertations and ThesesKerr, A. (2005). Disappearing Forests in Malawi: Causes and Solutions. Research Project. University of California, Berkeley. Available at: https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~akerr/socrates/projects/EEP153-AKerrFinalPaper-Malawi.pdf [Accessed 07 Dec 2016].
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Affiliations
University of California, Berkeley.
Link(s)
Available at no cost:
https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~akerr/socrates/projects/EEP153-AKerrFinalPaper-Malawi.pdf
Description
- The author describes various theories for why deforestation is so rampant in Malawi, including population growth and cycles of poverty.
- She identifies agriculture, issues of land tenure, migration, and other factors as underlying drivers of deforestation in Malawi.
- Finally, she offers policy recommendations to improve the condition of Malawi's forests as well as its people.
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