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DOI	10.17221/74/2023-JFS
	Applying the European Union (EU) assessment initiative of forest sustainability in Africa: A case study of the timber harvesting impact on the environment in Sierra Leone
	Hlavackova, Petra; Mansaray, Sheku kemoh; Darkwah, Samuel Antwi; Zivelova, Iva
发表日期	2024
ISSN	1212-4834
EISSN	1805-935X
起始页码	70
结束页码	2
卷号	70 期号:2
英文摘要	The European Union (EU) provides both financial and expert support for sustainable forest management initiatives and also boosts compliance with such initiatives in Africa. Thus, there is a need to monitor the progress of implementing such initiatives. The objective of this paper is to describe the role of timber harvesting entities in environmental impact discussions, and to also identify the role of EU institutions in promoting forest sustainability in Sierra Leone. Data were collected in a controlled survey from four communities, using a questionnaire formulated according to guidelines recommended by Babbie and Mouton (2010). The reliability test shows a 0.68 internal consistency among the latent variables (Cronbach alpha test). The selected four communities were Bambawo, Dia, Basara, and Menima, with a population of 6 000, 5 400, 7 500, and 5 600 inhabitants, respectively (Stats SL 2021). A Confirmatory Factor Assessment (CFA) was used for a descriptive statistical analysis of the data. The results showed that the environmental impact has an eigenvalue of 1.08, where only variables with a factor loading exceeding 0.5 were used. The paper concludes with discussions and relevant recommendations on mitigating the impacts of timber harvesting on the environment within the study area.
英文关键词	climate change; forest management; knowledge transfer; mitigation; sustainable forestry
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Forestry
WOS类目	Forestry
WOS记录号	WOS:001177226000003
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF FOREST SCIENCE
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/295232
作者单位	Mendel University in Brno; Mendel University in Brno
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Hlavackova, Petra,Mansaray, Sheku kemoh,Darkwah, Samuel Antwi,et al. Applying the European Union (EU) assessment initiative of forest sustainability in Africa: A case study of the timber harvesting impact on the environment in Sierra Leone[J],2024,70(2).
APA	Hlavackova, Petra,Mansaray, Sheku kemoh,Darkwah, Samuel Antwi,&Zivelova, Iva.(2024).Applying the European Union (EU) assessment initiative of forest sustainability in Africa: A case study of the timber harvesting impact on the environment in Sierra Leone.JOURNAL OF FOREST SCIENCE,70(2).
MLA	Hlavackova, Petra,et al."Applying the European Union (EU) assessment initiative of forest sustainability in Africa: A case study of the timber harvesting impact on the environment in Sierra Leone".JOURNAL OF FOREST SCIENCE 70.2(2024).