Articles, books and conference papers 

1. Osei Boateng, B., Mensah, H., Simpeh, E. K., Opoku, P., & Amponsaa Boateng, L. (2024). Tackling local environmental challenges with livelihoods strategies: insights from small-scale farmers in the vulnerable region of Ghana. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2024.2399407 
2. Acquah, E., Antobre, O. O., Adom-Asamoah, G., & Opoku, P. (2024). Understanding Visitor Experiences and Motivations Through an Importance-Satisfaction Analysis of a Protected Area in Ghana. Tourism Planning & Development, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/21568316.2024.2365380
3. Somuah, D. P., Forkuo, D., Opoku, P., Nsor, C. A., & Arko-Adjei, A. (2024). Factors enhancing and restricting the success of SRA compliance on the FLEGT/VPA initiative in Ghana. Insights from Juaso forest district in Ghana. Heliyon. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32368
4. 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
5. 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.
6. 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. 
7. 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
8. 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: 1080/00396265.2023.2223421 
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. Asamoah A., Opoku P., Kim S., Guuroh R.T., and Okyere-Agyapong E. (2022). Farmers adaptation measures to climate change in Ghana. 64^thAnnual Symposium, Madrid, Spain. International Association for Vegetation Science IAVS. https://www.iavs.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1584861
13. 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 Sci1, 118.https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-021-00123-8
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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 
17. 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
18. 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
19. 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