Forest Transition Deficiency Syndrome – The Case of Forest Communities in the High Forest Zone of Ghana

Forest illegalities and non-compliance behavior of forest dependent people have recently attracted global attention as a major source of tropical deforestation. In efforts to curb this menace, studies for holistic insight into local people’s compliance behaviour in questions related to forest illegality and conflicts which perpetuate deforestation are key to any policy strategy that seeks to administer forest-dependent livelihoods while managing the forest.