Challenges of Conservation and Sustainable Management of African Rosewood ( Pterocarpus erinaceus ) in West Africa

Kossi Adjonou, Ouinsavi Christine, Rabiou Habou, Segla Kossi Novinyo, Komla Elikplim Abotsi, Johnson Benziwa Nathalie, Alaba Pyoabalo, Quashie Epouse Mensah Attoh Akossiwoa Marie-Luce, Kokutse Adzo Dzifa and Kouami Kokou

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Abstract: Pterocarpus erinaceus is an endemic and threatened plant species in arid and semiarid zones of West Africa and is highly exploited for timber, animal feeding, and various medicinal uses. The species is currently native to the Guinean forest-savannah mosaic ecoregion and reported from Senegal to Cameroon. The values of the main characteristics of the P. erinaceus forest stands (density, average diameter, average height and average stem height) vary significantly (P

Keywords: Pterocarpus erinaceus; socioeconomic services; wood properties; uncontrolled logging; sustainable management; West Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.88796

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