Deforestation and forest degradation in southern Burkina Faso: Understanding the drivers of change and options for revegetation

• <p>&nbsp;                  <b>TABLE OF CONTENTS&nbsp;</b></p><p>ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................................................3&nbsp;</p><p>PREFACE ..........................................................................................................................................5&nbsp;</p><p>LIST OF ORIGINAL PAPERS ...........................................................................................................6&nbsp;</p><p>TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................8&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

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• 1.Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 10&nbsp;</p><p>1.
• 1.Land use, land-use and forestry (LULUCF) ....................................................................... 10&nbsp;</p><p>1.
• 2.Tropical deforestation ........................................................................................................ 12&nbsp;</p><p>1.
• 3.Deforestation and forest degradation in sub-Saharan Africa and the Sahel .......................... 13&nbsp;</p><p>1.
• 4.Deforestation and forest degradation in Burkina Faso ........................................................ 15&nbsp;</p><p>1.
• 5.Activities and factors influencing revegetation/regrowth in Burkina Faso .......................... 16&nbsp;</p><p>1.
• 6.Study aims and objectives ................................................................................................. 17&nbsp;</p><p><b>

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

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• 2.Theoretical framework ............................................................................................................ 19&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 1.General ................................................................................................................................... 19&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 2.Review of approaches repelling deforestation ..................................................................... 23&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 3.Forest transition theory ....................................................................................................... 26&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 4.Overall study framework .................................................................................................... 28&nbsp;</p><p><b>

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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• 3.Materials and methods.............................................................................................................. 30&nbsp;</p><p>3.
• 1.Study sites .......................................................................................................................... 30&nbsp;</p><p>3.
• 2.Methods ............................................................................................................................. 32&nbsp;</p><p>3.2.
• 1.The effects of tenure insecurity and household assets on deforestation (study I) ............. 32&nbsp;</p><p>3.2.
• 2.Poverty and environmental degradation (study II) ......................................................... 33&nbsp;</p><p>3.2.
• 3.Smallholder tree planting activity (study III) ................................................................. 35&nbsp;</p><p>3.2.
• 4.Relative importance of trees for livelihoods and their potentials for environmental protection (study IV) ................................................................................................................. 35&nbsp;</p><p><b>

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

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• 4.Results ..................................................................................................................................... 38&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 1.The role of tenure insecurity and asset holdings on deforestation (I) ...................................... 38&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 2.Poverty and environmental degradation: is there a link? (II) ................................................. 40&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 3.Smallholder tree planting activity (III) ................................................................................. 43&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 4.Relative importance of trees for livelihood values and environmental protection (IV) ......... 46&nbsp;</p><p><b>

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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• 5.Discussion ................................................................................................................................ 49&nbsp;</p><p>5.
• 1.Review of the study approach .............................................................................................. 49&nbsp;</p><p>5.1.
• 1.Limitations of the forest transition theory ...................................................................... 52</p><p>5.
• 2.Drivers of deforestation and forest degradation ................................................................... 53&nbsp;</p><p>5.
• 3.Poverty and environmental degradation .............................................................................. 55&nbsp;</p><p>5.
• 4.Smallholder tree plantations and assisted natural regeneration activity ................................ 56&nbsp;</p><p>5.
• 5.Tree knowledge for livelihood values and environmental protection ................................... 57&nbsp;</p><p><b>CHAPTER SIX</b><br></p><p>
• 6.Conclusions and Recommendations ........................................................................................... 59&nbsp;</p><p>References ........................................................................................................................................ 63 <br></p>