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Chainsaw milling in Ghana: Context, drivers and impactsAcknowledgementsMany people contributed in diverse ways to this synthesis. In particular, the authorsof the two major studies (Adam et al. 2007a and Marfo, Adam and Darko Obiri2009) that form the basis of this report need a special mention. Kwame AsamoahAdam (FORIG), Michelle Pinard (Aberdeen University), Joseph Cobinnah (FORIG),Lawrence Damnyag (FORIG), Eric Nutakor (FORIG), Samuel Nketiah (TropenbosInternational Ghana), Kyereh Boateng (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science andTechnology, or KNUST), Charles Nyarko, Emmanuel Acheampong (KNUST), VincentAbankwa (University of Education, Winneba), Victor Agyeman (FORIG), BeatriceDarko Obiri (FORIG), Francis Wilson Owusu (FORIG), Kwasi Dua-Gyamfi (FORIG),Dominic Blay (FORIG), Kwame Appiah (FORIG), and Christian Teye Azu (Akuffo Addoand Co. Chambers) constituted the various research teams in the two studies. Thanksgo to Ahmed Seidu and Daniel Forson who worked as research assistants. In addition,many thanks are due to Paul Sarfo-Mensah and Daniel Inkoom of KNUST for reviewingthe country case study report. The support of the donors for these studies, UKDepartment for International Development and the European Union, is muchappreciated.Other collaborators, including the Forestry Commission, Husqvarna, the ITTO projecton processing and utilisation of trees on farmlands and logging residues (PD 431/06)and the Ghana Judicial Service are acknowledged, as are the contributions of AlexBoadu, Raphael Yeboah, Dennis Osei-Hwere and Urias Armoo (all from the ForestryCommission) in supporting the research.The report benefited from the regional workshop on chainsaw milling and thediscussions of the technical group meeting under the EU-TBI chainsaw milling projectin 2009 and the Tropenbos International Ghana workshop on illegal chainsaw millingin 2004. The author thanks Marieke Wit (Tropenbos International), James Parker(Tropenbos International Ghana), Emmanuel Fosu (Tropenbos International Ghana)and Mik Paauw (Tropenbos International) for facilitating the preparation of thisreport. Thanks go to Roderick Zagt (Tropenbos International) for his intellectual inputand critical thoughts during the preparation of this work. The contribution of PatriciaHalladay in editing and designing the report is much appreciated.On behalf of the various researchers whose knowledge fed this synthesis, the authorextends appreciation to the various farmers, chainsaw operators, community-levelstakeholders, district and regional managers of the Forest Services Division (FSD),participants of the expert round-table (particularly Justice Kwame Ansu-Gyeabour)and all those who participated in the research activities for their time and effort.Finally, the author acknowledges Victor Agyeman, Director of FORIG, for hisguidance and support in executing the various studies that are part of this report.viii