by tm2side | Mar 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Examples of Forest and Savannas in Ghana: 1) Coastal Forest (Top, Cape Three Point Forest Reserve), 2) Moist Forest (Bottom left; Bobiri Butterfly Sanctuary), 3) Guinean Savanna (Bottom Middle; Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve), Coastal Savanna (Bottom right; Shai Hills...
by tm2side | Mar 4, 2021 | People and Nature
This is the final part of a series of blog post discussing the “no-deforestation” requirements in relation to global forestry and agricultural commodities. Part I of this series examined the definitions of forest and deforestation whereas Part II focused on the...
by tm2side | Jan 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
This post is a continuation of last week’s post on “Making sense of the ‘no-deforestation’ discourse”. In today’s post, we will attempt to answer three main questions; 1) why is deforestation bad, 2) what drives deforestation, and...
by tm2side | Jan 21, 2021 | People and Nature
Since June last year, I have been involved in a number of discussions on forest and deforestation in West Africa. I have been quite surprised with the depth one has to go to gain a better appreciation of the deforestation conversation. In spite of this, producers...
by tm2side | Jun 28, 2020 | Plant Science
Prickles on the stem of Solanum aculeatissimum Why do plant have spines? Spines are common in many terrestrial plants, habitats, and biomes. Why would plants produce spines and exactly what are their functions? These questions have for a long time fascinated both...
