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Autor: Kalame, F.B.

This article is based on a study conducted in communities in three forest reserves in the offinso Forest District, which crosses the ashanti and brong-ahafo regions of Ghana. These communities include adaa, in opro forest reserve; nkwaankwaa and asempaneye, in afram forest reserve; and anhwerekro...


Kalame, F.B.[The modified taungya system in Ghana’s transitional zone]The modified taungya system in Ghana’s transitional zone
Idinoba, M.Kalame, F.B.Nkem, J.Blay, D.Coulibaly, Y.[Climate change and non-wood forest products: vulnerability and adaptation in West Africa]Climate change and non-wood forest products: vulnerability and adaptation in West Africa
Gyampoh, B.A.Amisah, S.Idinoba, M.Nkem, J.[Using traditional knowledge to cope with climate change in rural Ghana]Using traditional knowledge to cope with climate change in rural Ghana

Data from rural Malawi are used to assess the role of forests in rural household adaptation to climate variability, and to examine implications for adaptation to future climate change. Although forests do not currently play a role in anticipatory adaptation by rural households, they do appear imp...


Fisher, M.Chaudhury, M.McCusker, B.[Do forests help rural households adapt to climate variability: evidence from southern Malawi]Do forests help rural households adapt to climate variability: evidence from southern Malawi

Climate change is already affecting ecosystems in protected forest areas. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has predicted its impacts will accelerate rapidly over the coming decades. The components of vulnerability have been defined as exposure, sensitivity and the capacity to ...


Purnomo, H.Herawati, H.Santoso, H.[Indicators for assessing Indonesia’s Javan rhino National Park vulnerability to climate change]Indicators for assessing Indonesia’s Javan rhino National Park vulnerability to climate change

The formulation and implementation of an adaptation strategy is of growing concern to governments. The adaptation policy framework (APF) sets out indicative activities and features of an adaptation strategy. Understanding the extent to which existing practices can support adaptation in societies ...


Kalame, F.B.Aidoo, R.Nkem, J.Ajayi, Oluyede C.Kanninen, M.Luukkanen, O.Idinoba, M.[The modified taungya system in Ghana’s transitional zone: a win–win practice for forestry and adaptation to climate change?]The modified taungya system in Ghana’s transitional zone: a win–win practice for forestry and adaptation to climate change?

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in payments for environmental services (PES) for ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA). So far, however, experiences and theoretical analyses of PES specifically for adaptation have not been well documented. This paper addresses this gap by analysing ...


Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S.Locatelli, BrunoWunder, SvenBrockhaus, M.[Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change: What scope for payments for environmental services?]Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change: What scope for payments for environmental services?

This paper discusses the discourses on climate change adaptation and mitigation that are currently at the forefront in the Congo Basin. On mitigation, the forests have enormous opportunities to contribute to the reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) mechanism. But t...


Somorin, O.A.Brown, H.C.P.Visseren-Hamakers, I.J.Sonwa, D.J.Arts, BasNkem, J.[The Congo Basin forests in a changing climate: policy discourses on adaptation and mitigation (REDD+)]The Congo Basin forests in a changing climate: policy discourses on adaptation and mitigation (REDD+)

Chenopodium quinoa Willd, a high quality grain crop, is resistant to abiotic stresses (drought, cold, and salt) and offers an optimal source of protein. Quinoa represents a symbol of crop genetic diversity across the Andean region. In recent years, this crop has undergone a major expansion outsid...


Bazile, D.Pulvento, C.Verniau, A.Al Nusairi, M.Ba, D.Breidy, J.Hassan, L.Mohammed, M.I.Mambetov, O.Otambekova, M.Sepahvand, N.Shams, A.Souici, D.Miri, K.Padulosi, S.[Worldwide evaluations of quinoa: preliminary results from post International Year of Quinoa FAO projects in nine countries]Worldwide evaluations of quinoa: preliminary results from post International Year of Quinoa FAO projects in nine countries

The use of synthetic pesticides among vegetable producers in urban and peri-urban Cotonou, Benin, has been increasing to the extent that certain insect pests have developed resistance to the pesticides. This paper assesses the impact of the farmer field school approach in an integrated pest manag...


Lund, T.Sæthre, M.G.Nyborg, I.Coulibaly, O.Rahman, M.H.[Farmer field school-IPM impacts on urban and peri-urban vegetable producers in Cotonou, Benin]Farmer field school-IPM impacts on urban and peri-urban vegetable producers in Cotonou, Benin

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