Population growth and forest sustainability in Africa

Simplice Asongu and Brian Jingwa ()

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: Recent distressing trends in climate change, population explosion and deforestation inspired this paper, which completes existing literature by providing empirical justification to hypothetical initiatives on the impact of population growth on forest sustainability in Africa. Using three moment conditions of forest exploitation, the study shows how rural, agricultural and national population growths affect forest-area and agricultural-land. Findings indicate moment conditions of forest exploitation do not explain changes in forest-area and agricultural-land beyond population growth mechanisms. As a policy implication in activities of forest exploitation, a balanced approach is needed to take account of the interests of both rural communities and timber companies.

Keywords: Demography; Forestry; Agriculture; Environment; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J10 L73 N50 O13 Q23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-12-04
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-afr, nep-agr and nep-env
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Journal Article: Population growth and forest sustainability in Africa (2012)
Working Paper: Population Growth and Forest Sustainability in Africa (2011)
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