Publications
Articles, book and conference papers
Opoku P, Simpeh E , Mensah H, Asare Akoto D and Weber N. (2024). Perception of the services and disservices from urban forest and trees in the Garden City of West Africa, Trees, Forests and People. Elsevier. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100550
Opoku P., Opoku D.A., and Mensah H., (2023). Analyzing Exclusion in Farmer-Herder Relations through the Lenses of Food Sovereignty and Inclusive Development. In Tonah S. (Ed.) Farmer-Herder Relations in Ghana (pp. 48-77). Yamens Press Ltd.
Ampadu-Daaduam, A.P., Armah, A.D., Opoku, P., Foli G., and Gawu S.K.Y (2023). Drainage holding capacity and wetland classification of three basins at Obuasi in Ashanti Region, Ghana. International Journal of Energe and Water Resources Management, SPRINGER. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42108-023-00259-8.
Opoku P. (2023).The effects of cocoa production and consumption on biodiversity loss and ecosystem services. Competing pathways for equitable food systems transformation: trade-offs and synergies. Tropentag conference, Germany https://www.tropentag.de/2023/abstracts/links/Opoku_pvaWQe3r.php
Turay, B.T., Dinye, R.D., Opoku, P. and Koroma, I.S. (2023). The dynamics of access and exclusion of women to land resources. A case study of Tambakha Simibungie Chiefdom, North-west Province, Sierra Leone. Survey Review, Taylor & Francis. DOI: 10.1080/00396265.2023.2223421
Obeng, K., Forkuo, E.K., Quaye-Ballard, J.A., Asare, Y.M., Opoku, P. and Obeng, A.S. (2023). Land Use Land Cover Changes in the Densu River Basin of Ghana from 1991 To 2020. Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana), 41(1), pp.1-18. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/just/article/view/246134
Opoku, P., Mensah, H., Somuah, D. P., Opoku, D. A., & King, R. (2022). Political Economy Analysis of how Corruption affects Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation. A Case Study of the Forest and Land Use Sectors of Ghana. African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences, 5(3), 594-610. https://doi.org/10.48346/IMIST.PRSM/ajlp-gs.v5i3.32478
Opoku P., Alhassan R., Somuah D.P., and Opoku D. A. (2022) Can home gardens feed the world? The role of home gardens in urban food security and livelihoods in Ghana. Tropentag conference, Prague, Czech Republic. https://www.tropentag.de/2022/abstracts/links/Opoku_q3wZi215.php
Asamoah A., Opoku P., Kim S., Guuroh R.T., and Okyere-Agyapong E. (2022). Farmers adaptation measures to climate change in Ghana. 64th Annual Symposium, Madrid, Spain. International Association for Vegetation Science IAVS. https://www.iavs.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1584861
Mensah, H., Amponsah, O., Opoku, P., Ahadzie, D.K. and Takyi, S.A. (2021). Resilience to climate change in Ghanaian cities and its implications for urban policy and planning. SN Soc Sci 1, 118.https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-021-00123-8
Opoku P. (2019). An analysis of how Access to Land and Institutions affect Urban Forestry Development. Quocosa, p1-244 https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-332516
Opoku P. and Asare Akoto D. (2019). Maximizing Landscape Restoration to the Benefit of Smallholder Farmers in Forest Agro-ecological Zones in Ghana. Tropentag, Kassel https://www.tropentag.de/2019/abstracts/abstract.php?code=tWnDM1vJ
Opoku P., and Weber N. (2019). Common pool resource access rights and wrongs, insights from Ghana. World Bank Land and Poverty Conference. Washington DC https://www.conftool.com/landandpoverty2019/index.php?page=index
Opoku P., and Weber N. (2016). The role of property rights and actors in urban forestry. 1st International Forest Policy Conference. Hann Munden, Germany.
Opoku, P. (2015). Economic Impacts of land-use Conflicts on Livelihoods. A case study of Pastoralists-farmer Conflicts in the Agogo Traditional Area of Ghana. Journal of Energy and Natural Resource Management (JENRM), 2(1) https://jenrm.uenr.edu.gh/index.php/uenrjournal/article/view/66
Opoku, P. (2014). Exploring the Causes and Management of Pastoralists-Farmer Conflicts in Ghana. Journal of Energy and Natural Resource Management (JENRM) 1(3) https://jenrm.uenr.edu.gh/index.php/uenrjournal/article/view/61
Opoku P., and Weber N. (2014). An investigation into the interactions between climate change initiatives in Ghana. IUFRO, World Congress-Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/events/iwc14-abstracts.pdf
Opoku P. (2013). Forest conservation in Ghana as a contribution to climate protection. 4th International Conference for Prospective Leaders in Climate Protection and Resource Conservation, Bonn Germany.