Manuals and handbooks are widely used in training programs in the form of tutorial or instructional guides. They serve as blueprints documenting the processes, procedures and/or instructions used to deliver and improve the quality of a performed task. Like all training manuals, this manual is to serve purposely as a guidebook or resource material for training on a particular subject matter, which in this case is the environmental and climate change education. This training manual forms an integral part of the Schools’ Outreach Programme on Climate Change Sensitization Campaign in Basic schools, being implemented by the Forest and Climate Change Division of CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (CSIR-FORIG). It is important because it helps ensure consistency in the presentation of content by teachers and instructors to facilitate information and knowledge sharing on climate change among children and the youth.

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Compiled by: Martina Elizabeth Nikoi

The 2019 Book of Abstracts is a compilation of scientific articles written by CSIR-FORIG scientists in 2019. The publication is to create awareness by selectively disseminating the outputs of research which have been published in international and local journals during the year under review. The publication is for non-commercial purposes and cannot be reproduced for any monetary gain. The journal articles were published by scientists of CSIR-FORIG in peer reviewed journals worldwide. Some articles were joint publications with local and international partners and colleagues, while others were sole publications by scientists. Each abstract has been arranged in alphabetical order and numbered chronologically. The name of each CSIR-FORIG scientist has also been highlighted in each abstract. All sources have been duly acknowledged and follow the publishers' guidelines on the re-use of their journal articles.

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Compiled by: Martina Elizabeth Nikoi, Prof. Mark Appiah, Jeffery Adjei Okyere

The 2018 Book of Abstracts is a compilation of scientific articles written by CSIR-FORIG scientists in 2018. The publication is to create awareness by selectively disseminating the outputs of research which have been published in international and local journals during the year under review. The publication is for non-commercial purposes and cannot be reproduced for any monetary gain. A total of 35 journal articles were published by scientists of CSIR-FORIG in peer reviewed journals worldwide. Some articles were joint publications with local and international partners and colleagues, while others were sole publications by scientists. Each abstract has been arranged in alphabetical order and numbered chronologically. The name of each CSIR-FORIG scientist has also been highlighted in each abstract. All sources have been duly acknowledged and follow the publishers' guidelines on the re-use of their journal articles.

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Compiled by: Dr. Margaret Sraku-Lartey, Mr Emmanuel Sarpong

The 2017 Book of Abstracts is a sequel to the 2016 edition. It is a compilation of scientific articles and conference papers written by CSIR-FORIG scientists in 2017. The publication is to create awareness by Selectively Disseminating the outputs of research which have been published in international and local journals during the year under review.The publication is for non-commercial purposes and cannot be reproduced for any monetary gain. A total of 25 journal articles and 6 conference papers were published by scientists of CSIR-FORIG in peer reviewed journals worldwide. Some articles were joint publications with local and international partners and colleagues, while others were sole publications by scientists. Each abstract has been arranged in alphabetical order and numbered chronologically.The name of each CSIR-FORIG scientist has also been highlighted in each abstract.All sources have been duly acknowledged and follow the publishers' guidelines on the re-use of their journal articles.

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Compiled by:  Margaret Sraku-Lartey and Stella Britwum Acquah
This publication is a compilation of articles written by CSIR-FORIG Scientists in 2016. The aim is to bring these articles together in one publication so that colleague Scientists can be made aware of them. The publication is for non-commercial purposes and all sources have been duly acknowledged. Some articles accepted in 2016 but published in early 2017 however have been included. Others were submitted in 2016 but were back dated by the publishers due to publication challenges.

A total of 44 journal articles were published by scientists of CSIR-FORIG in peer reviewed journals worldwide. Some articles were joint publications with partners and colleagues others were sole publications by Scientists. The names of each CSIR-FORIG Scientists have been highlighted in the citations. All sources have been duly acknowledged and follow the publishers’ guidelines on the re-use of their journal articles

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Authors:
Eric Nutakor, Brefo Sparkler Samar, Emmanuel Marfo and Kwame Antwi Oduro

This report presents the results of a case study of barriers to alternative livelihoods in Ghana. It assessed forestry related alternative livelihoods that were introduced within some communities fringing Nsemire forest reserve located in the Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana.

The objectives of the study were to:

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Authors:
Paul Bosu, Naomi Appiah and Emmanuel Marfo

This report is the outcome of a baseline assessment carried at the end of the first phase (2007-2012) of the project “Developing alternatives for illegal chainsaw lumbering through multi-stakeholder dialogue in Ghana and Guyana” to determine the extent to which the project achieved its objectives; and provide insight on pertinent issues specific to the CSM project in Ghana and the world at large. It also provides an outline of the baseline indicators for assessment at the end of the second phase of the project, (2012 – 2015).

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Authors:
Beatrice Darko Obiri, Isaac Nunoo, Elizabeth Obeng, Francis Wilson Owusu and Emmanuel Marfo

The importance of charcoal in satisfying multiple socio-economic needs for income, food security and industrial purposes particularly in sub-Saharan Africa is widely acknowledged. Although charcoal production contributes to deforestation in these countries, development institutions are recently considering the charcoal industry as leverage for addressing poverty and environmental conservation. Tropenbos International Ghana and its partners seek to promote charcoal production as an alternative income source for illegal chainsaw lumber millers in Ghana. In support of this objective, this study assessed the charcoal supply and value chains as well as the economics of production methods and challenges in the industry in Ghana. Further, the feasibility of the switch from illegal chainsaw lumber milling to the charcoal industry, resource implications and potential challenges have been investigated to inform decisions for any such reforms.

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Authors:
Gene Birikorang, Emmanuel Marfo, Kyere Boateng and Beatrice Obiri-Darko

Under the VPA with the European Union, Ghana has made a commitment to ensure that legal timber is not only traded on the export market but on the domestic market as well. Therefore, Ghana is seriously looking for options for supplying legal timber to the domestic market. The EU is supporting the Government through the NREG Programme and a Tropenbos International Ghana led project to develop alternatives to illegal chainsaw milling through a multi-stakeholder dialogue process backed by scientific research. These initiatives have developed the following three policy directions as a first step towards formulating specific strategic options for dealing with the problem:

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