Deforestation and forest degradation in southern Burkina Faso: Understanding the drivers of change and options for revegetation

•                    TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................................................3 PREFACE ..........................................................................................................................................5 LIST OF ORIGINAL PAPERS ...........................................................................................................6 TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................8 CHAPTER ONE1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 10 1.
• 1.Land use, land-use and forestry (LULUCF) ....................................................................... 10 1.
• 2.Tropical deforestation ........................................................................................................ 12 1.
• 3.Deforestation and forest degradation in sub-Saharan Africa and the Sahel .......................... 13 1.
• 4.Deforestation and forest degradation in Burkina Faso ........................................................ 15 1.
• 5.Activities and factors influencing revegetation/regrowth in Burkina Faso .......................... 16 1.
• 6.Study aims and objectives ................................................................................................. 17 

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• 2.Theoretical framework ............................................................................................................ 19 2.
• 1.General ................................................................................................................................... 19 2.
• 2.Review of approaches repelling deforestation ..................................................................... 23 2.
• 3.Forest transition theory ....................................................................................................... 26 2.
• 4.Overall study framework .................................................................................................... 28 

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• 3.Materials and methods.............................................................................................................. 30 3.
• 1.Study sites .......................................................................................................................... 30 3.
• 2.Methods ............................................................................................................................. 32 3.2.
• 1.The effects of tenure insecurity and household assets on deforestation (study I) ............. 32 3.2.
• 2.Poverty and environmental degradation (study II) ......................................................... 33 3.2.
• 3.Smallholder tree planting activity (study III) ................................................................. 35 3.2.
• 4.Relative importance of trees for livelihoods and their potentials for environmental protection (study IV) ................................................................................................................. 35 

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

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• 4.Results ..................................................................................................................................... 38 4.
• 1.The role of tenure insecurity and asset holdings on deforestation (I) ...................................... 38 4.
• 2.Poverty and environmental degradation: is there a link? (II) ................................................. 40 4.
• 3.Smallholder tree planting activity (III) ................................................................................. 43 4.
• 4.Relative importance of trees for livelihood values and environmental protection (IV) ......... 46 

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• 5.Discussion ................................................................................................................................ 49 5.
• 1.Review of the study approach .............................................................................................. 49 5.1.
• 1.Limitations of the forest transition theory ...................................................................... 525.
• 2.Drivers of deforestation and forest degradation ................................................................... 53 5.
• 3.Poverty and environmental degradation .............................................................................. 55 5.
• 4.Smallholder tree plantations and assisted natural regeneration activity ................................ 56 5.
• 5.Tree knowledge for livelihood values and environmental protection ................................... 57 CHAPTER SIX
• 6.Conclusions and Recommendations ........................................................................................... 59 References ........................................................................................................................................ 63