The Politics of Deforestation in Africa

Explores how environmental policies are made and enforced in Africa.
Explains the gap between intent and impact of forest policies in Madagascar, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Brings to light the often overlooked perspectives of African farmers who are affected by environmental policies.

Explores how environmental policies are made and enforced in Africa Explains the gap between intent and impact of forest policies in Madagascar, Tanzania, and Uganda Brings to light the often overlooked perspectives of African farmers who are affected by environmental policies

Autorentext
Nadia Horning is Associate Professor, Director of African Studies, and Faculty Director of Social Entrepreneurship at Middlebury College, USA.

Zusammenfassung
Explores how environmental policies are made and enforced in Africa.
Explains the gap between intent and impact of forest policies in Madagascar, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Brings to light the often overlooked perspectives of African farmers who are affected by environmental policies.

Inhalt

1. Why Deforestation Persists in Africa: Actors, Interests, Institutions, and Interest Alignment.- 2. Seeing Like a Farmer: Resource Politics at the Community Level.- 3. Executive Branches and Trees: Environmental Politics at the National Level.- 4. Across the Great Divide: Collaborative Forest Management.- 5. Epilogue.