Land use decision
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Food, fuel, or forest? Interrogating the resource nexus dilemma behind deforestation through community-lived experiences in southern Malawi
CASAS’ member Yamikani Harry Makwinja has published this article with Patrick John O’Farrell, Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi and Edeltraud Guenther in the journal Land Use Policy. Abstract: Local communities are widely blamed for the increasing deforestation in Malawi, primarily due to agricultural expansion and the increased use of biomass energy. Yet, there is limited evidence to…