Poverty Dimensions of Public Governance and Forest Management ...

2.4 Dominant cropping systems 7
2.5 Fallowing intervals on farm plots 10
2.6 Fallow intervals in cropping systems 11
2.7 Fallow intervals for yam plots at Weila, Mansie and Nsawkaw 11
2.8 Usage of inputs and mechanised technology on farm plots 13
2.9 Percentage of men and women using inorganic fertiliser 14
2.10 Investments in hired labour and tractor services 14
2.11 Tree varieties preserved on farm plots 23
ANNEX 3: MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENT
3.1 Introduction 1
3.2 Structures for Decentralised Environmental Policy 2
3.2.1 Structures of decentralisation 2
3.2.2 The Forestry Service and natural resource management 8
3.2.3 The Fire Volunteers and natural resource management 10
3.2.4 Chiefs and natural resource management 11
3.2.5 District Chief Co-ordinating Executives and Natural Resource Management 12
3.3 Charcoal Management Issues 15
3.3.1 Social organisation of charcoal production 15
3.3.2 Case studies of charcoal production 17
Appendix Local Government Reform in Ghana 21
Tables
3.1 Revenues of the Wenchi District Assembly for 2000 16
Figures
3.1 Structure of the District Administration 5
ANNEX 4: THE WAY FORWARD
4.1 Changing Paradigms 1
4.1.1 Institutional mechanisms 3
4.2 Other interventions 3
4.3 Entry points for community action 7
4.4 The Proposed Programme 9
4.4.1 Project Outputs 11
6