Assessing Wood Waste by Timber Industry as a Contributing Factor to Deforestation in Ghana

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Alternative codes found

RIV/62156489:43410/20:43918317

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/f11090939" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/f11090939</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f11090939" target="_blank" >10.3390/f11090939</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Assessing Wood Waste by Timber Industry as a Contributing Factor to Deforestation in Ghana

Original language description

This study assesses the wood waste generation, its management practices, and its effects on the forests in Ghana. The rate of logging in Ghana has increased and this can be attributed to the increase in the establishment of Sawmilling companies in the country. Increased in the installation of sawmilling companies has increased the sawn timber production. The use of outmoded milling machines has led to an increase in waste generation. An increase in production has led to an increase in the annual allowable cut in the country, which has overrun the limit of sustainable forestry. A qualitative research method was employed for the research work. A well-structured questionnaire was administered to the study to solicit the views of the wood industries about wood waste generation and its management practices. The study population comprised of 50 sawmilling companies. From the data collected, it was observed that most of the timber production companies do not know how to manage the waste generated and the waste is left un-utilized. In general 80% of the timber production companies responded that they have an idea of wood waste management but do not have the technical know-how to manage the waste. It was observed that 80% of the timber production companies do not manage the waste they generate during their operations. Wood shavings, sawdust, wood slabs, offcuts, branches, and others are left un-utilized. From the observations made in the visited sawmills, chunks of waste are generated on the site. The fact that the wood which is un-utilized (waste) and the wood, which is utilized as sold products, are equal in cost to the company which highlights the poor material and cost-efficiency. Wood industry materials and cost efficiency, together with waste management practices and their contribution to deforestation in the country, are discussed.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50704 - Environmental sciences (social aspects)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Forests

ISSN

1999-4907

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

11

Issue of the periodical within the volume

9

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

939

UT code for WoS article

000581988800001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85090975241