Deforestation in Zambia’s Miombo: Does governance play a notable role?

Nansikombi, Hellen; Fischer, Richard; Weber, Rubén; Lippe, Melvin; Kanungwe Kalaba, Felix; Kabwe, Gillian; Günter, Sven

doi:10.3220/PB1603793282000

Monograph 2020 Open Access

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Deforestation in Zambia’s Miombo: Does governance play a notable role?

Nansikombi, Hellen ; Fischer, Richard ; Weber, Rubén ; Lippe, Melvin ; Kanungwe Kalaba, Felix; Kabwe, Gillian; Günter, Sven

Direct drivers have stronger effects on deforestation than governance and need to be specifically targeted in forest policy. • There is need for improvement of weak governance above thresholds which allow to influence direct drivers. • Tenure security alone does not necessarily reduce deforestation.