'Traditional authority' linked to rates of deforestation in Africa
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - 11:31
in Earth & Climate
New analysis reveals a strong correlation between precolonial institutions in Africa and current levels of deforestation. Researchers suggest that many of these structures still operate at a local level, controlling and exploiting natural resources under the radar of the state, and that such legacies of governance pose a major challenge for implementing conservation policies.