标题：Analysis of the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of Forest Management Institutions: A Case of Wassa East and West Districts in Ghana
期刊名称：International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences
电子版ISSN：2319-1414
出版年度：2016
卷号：5
期号：6
页码：57-62
语种：English
出版社：International Science Community Association
摘要：SWOT analysis was performed on four forest management institutions viz Forestry Commission, District Assemblies, Forest Services Division, Non-governmental Organisation based on primary and secondary data which was obtained through purposive sampling and governmental documents/archival records respectively. Funding and political interference were identified as major weaknesses affecting forest management institutions in the Wassa Amenfi West and East Districts. Ghanas forestry regulatory framework can be said to be robust and extremely strong. This is exemplified by the existence of a National Forest Policy, a Social Responsibility Agreement, National Forest Plantation Development Programme as well as Ghana being a party to the Voluntary Partnership Agreement. There are windows of opportunities in reference to policy enforcement which could be turned into strengths.
关键词：Deforestation;Forest Institutions;Forest management;Wassa Amenfi West;Wassa Amenfi East
