Vegetation cover changes in the eastern and upper west regions of Ghana

Joseph Teye; Philip Mantey; Marie Ladekjær Gravesen; Richard Seyram; Lily Salloum Lindegaard; Francis Jarawura; Nauja Kleist; Shelta Gatsey

Vegetation cover changes in the eastern and upper west regions of Ghana

Joseph Teye
, Philip Mantey
, Marie Ladekjær Gravesen
, Richard Seyram
, Lily Salloum Lindegaard
, Francis Jarawura
, Nauja Kleist
, Shelta Gatsey

Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana
Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research
SD Dombo University of Integrated Business and Development Studies
University of Ghana

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Abstract

Given the importance of vegetation cover in reducing global warming and supporting the livelihoods of millions of people who depend directly on ecosystem services, the rapid rate of land cover change has been the focus of much environmental concern. This chapter employs geographic information systems techniques to identify and quantify the rate and changes of the green cover in Eastern and Upper West regions of Ghana. It also draws on a political ecologist perspective in the analysis of qualitative data collected in the study areas. The findings indicate that the study regions have experienced rapid vegetation cover loss, caused by a multiplicity of factors including demographic pressures, inappropriate government policies, poverty, and unsustainable farming methods and economic activities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Governing climate mobility in Africa : Explorations of adaptation in Ethiopia and Ghana
Editors	Ninna Nyberg Sørensen, Lily Salloum Lindegaard, Neil Anthony Webster
Place of Publication	Bristol
Publisher	Bristol University Press
Publication date	28 Jul 2025
Pages	23-53
Chapter	2
ISBN (Print)	9781529245394
ISBN (Electronic)	9781529245400, 9781529245417
Publication status	Published - 28 Jul 2025

Keywords

Agroecology
Climate change
Deforestation
Ghana
political ecology
Land use
Environmental degradation

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Governing climate mobility in Africa: Explorations of adaptation in Ethiopia and Ghana
Sørensen, N. N. (Editor), Lindegaard, L. S. (Editor) & Webster, N. A. (Editor), 28 Jul 2025, Bristol: Bristol University Press. 287 p.
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Teye, J., Mantey, P., Gravesen, M. L., Seyram, R., Lindegaard, L. S., Jarawura, F., Kleist, N., & Gatsey, S. (2025). Vegetation cover changes in the eastern and upper west regions of Ghana. In N. N. Sørensen, L. S. Lindegaard, & N. A. Webster (Eds.), Governing climate mobility in Africa: Explorations of adaptation in Ethiopia and Ghana (pp. 23-53). Bristol University Press. https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollchap-oa/book/9781529245417/ch002.xml

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Teye, J, Mantey, P, Gravesen, ML, Seyram, R, Lindegaard, LS, Jarawura, F, Kleist, N & Gatsey, S 2025, Vegetation cover changes in the eastern and upper west regions of Ghana. in NN Sørensen, LS Lindegaard & NA Webster (eds), Governing climate mobility in Africa: Explorations of adaptation in Ethiopia and Ghana. Bristol University Press, Bristol, pp. 23-53. <https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollchap-oa/book/9781529245417/ch002.xml>

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