Prof. Boateng Kyereh

Professor

Dept: Silviculture and Forest Management
Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Research Areas/Interests

Tropical forest ecology Silviculture Climate change and land use Natural resource livelihoods and governance ...~more

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Publications

     

    1. Moussa, S., Kyereh B., Kuyah, S., Tougiani, A., and Saadou, M. 2021. Azadirachta indica A Juss. a multi-purpose tree as a leading species in carbon stocking in two Sahelian cities of Niger. Urban Ecosystems (2021) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-021-01130-6
    2. Boateng, E.A., Manu, G., Asante, W.A. and Kyereh, B. The role of urban tropical botanic gardens in biodiversity conservation: An example from the KNUST Botanic Garden in Kumasi, Ghana. Biotropica DOI:10.111/btp.12950
    3. Bempah, A.N., Kyereh, B., Ansong, M. and Asante W. 2021. The impacts of invasive trees on the structure and composition of tropical forests show some consistent patterns but many are context dependent. Biol Invasions (2021) http://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02422-y
    4. Barnes,V.R., Swaine, M.D., Pinnard, M.A. and Kyereh, B. Fuel management in Ghana’s tropical forests: Implications on implementation costs, fuel loading and fire behavior. JFES 36 (4) 298-310.
    5. Awuah, R. and Kyereh, B. How farmers develop local ecological knowledge for on-farm tree management: The perspectives of some farming communities of Ghana. Nat Res Forum (2020) 44: 369-383. DOI 10.1111/1477-8947.12210
    6. Ankomah, F., Kyereh, B., Ansong, M. and Asante, W. 2020. Forest management regimes and drivers of forest cover loss in forest reserves in the high forest zone of Ghana. International Journal of Forestry Research 2020  http://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8865936
    7. Kumi, J.A., Kyereh, B., Ansong, M. Asante W. 2020. Influence of management practices on stand biomass, carbon stocks and soil nutrient variability of teak plantations in a dry semi-deciduous forest in Ghana. Trees, Forests and People (2020) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2020.100049
    8. Brobbey, L.K., Hansen, C.P., Kyereh, B. The dynamics of property and other mechanisms of access: The case of charcoal production and trade in Ghana.  Land Use Policy (2020) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansusepol.2020.105152
    9. Moutouama, F.T., Kyereh, B., Asante, W.A. Biaou, S.H.H., Rayburn, A.P. and Natta, A.K. Land use / land cover change and impact on carbon stocks in the Atacora Chain of Mountains, a biodiversity hotspot in Benin (West Africa). Journal of Environment and Earth Science 10 (6) 2020. ISSN 2224-3216 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0948 (Online)     
    10. Moussa, S., Kuyah, S., Kyereh B., Tougiani, A., and Saadou, M. 2020. Diversity and structure of urban forests of Sahel cities in Niger. Urban Ecosyst(2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-020-00984-6
    11. Kumey, E.M., Kyereh, B., Oduro K.A., Brobbey, L.K. and Nketiah, K.S. 2019. Transparency in the governance of landscape restoration finance: A case study of Ghana’s forest plantation development fund. Scientific African 6 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1016j.sciaf.2019.e00185
    12. Ankomah, F., Kyereh, B., Asante, W. and Ansong, M. 2019. Patterns of land cover change and their association with forest management regimes of forest reserves in the high forest zone of Ghana. Journal of Land Use Science http://doi.org/10.1080/1747423X.2019.1665116.
    13. Moutouama, F.T., Biaou, S.H.H., Kyereh, B. Asante, W.A. and Natta, A.K. 2019. Factors shaping local people’s perception of ecosystem services in the Atakora Chain of Mountains, a biodiversity hotspot in northern Benin. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2019 15:38 http://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-019-0317-0
    14. Moussa, S., Kyereh, B., Tougiani, A., Kuyah, S. and Saadou, M. 2019. West African Sahelian cities as source of carbon stocks: Evidence from Niger. Sustainable Cities and Society 50 2019. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs 2019 101653
    15. Brobbey, L.K., Pouliot, M., Hansen, C.P. and Kyereh, B. 2019. Factors influencing participation and income from charcoal production and trade in Ghana. Energy for Sustainable Development 50 (2019) 69-81.
    16. Brobbey, L.K., Hansen, C.P., Kyereh, B. and Pouliot, M. 2019. The economic importance of charcoal to rural livelihoods: evidence from a key charcoal producing area in Ghana. Forest Policy and Economics 101 (2019) 19-31
    17. Amissah, L., Mohren, G.M.J., Kyereh, B., Agyeman, V.K. and Poorter, L. Rainfall seasonality and drought performance shape the distribution of tropical tree species in Ghana. Ecol Evol. 2018:8:8582-8597. http://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4384
    18. Oduro, K.A., Arts, B. Kyereh, B. and Mohren, G.M.J., 2018. Farmers’ motivations to plant and manage on-farm trees in Ghana. Small-scale Forestry 17 (3): 393-410.
    19. Barnes, V.R., Swaine, M.D., Pinard, M.A. and Kyereh, B. Fuel management and experimental wildfire effects on forest structure, tree mortality and soil chemistry in tropical dry forest in Ghana. Journal of Forest and Environmental Science 33 (3) 172-186. 2017 https://doi.org/10.7747/JFES.2017.33.3.172
    20. Asante, W., Acheampong, E., Kyere, E. and Kyereh, B. Farmers’ perspectives on climate change manifestations in smallholder cocoa farms and shifts in land use systems in a forest-savannah transitional landscape. Land Use Policy. 66.
    21. Asante.W, Acheampong E., Adda J. and Kyereh, B. The implications of land tenure and ownership regimes on sustainable mangrove management and conservation in two Ramsar Sites in Ghana. Forest Policy and Economics. 85P1. Pp 65 – 75. DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2017.08.018
    22. Agyeman, V.K., Addo-Danso, S.D, Kyereh, B. and Abebreseh, I. 2016. Vegetation assessment of native tree species in Broussonetia papyrifera-dominated degraded forest landscape in southern Ghana. Applied Vegetation Science 19 (2016) 498-507.
    23. Adane, S.A., Bosu, P.P., Kyereh, B. and Nketiah, K.S. 2016. Assessment of the objectives and barriers associated with smallholder plantation development in off-reserve areas in three forest districts of Ghana. Ghana Journal of Forestry 32 (2016) 53-66.
    24. Laurice, C.F., Sambou, H., Kyereh, B. and Sambou, B. Land Use and Land Cover Change in a Community-Managed Forest in South-Eastern Senegal Under a Formal Forest Management Regime, American Journal of Environmental Protection. Vol. 5, No. 1, 2016, pp. 1-10. doi: 10.11648/j.ajep.20160501.11
    25. Amissah, L., Mohren, G.M.J., Kyereh, B. and Poorter, L. The effects of drought and shade on the performance, morphology and physiology of Ghanaian tree species. PLoS ONE 10(4):e0121004. Doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0121004
    26. Oduro, K.A., Mohren, G.M.J., Pena-Claros, M., Kyereh, B. and Arts, B. Tracing forest resource development in Ghana through forest transition pathways. Land Use Policy 48: 63-72.
    27. Duah-Gyamfi, A., Kyereh, B., Agyeman, V.K., Adam, K.A., Afriyie, K.O. and Swaine,  M.D. 2015, Seedling abundance, composition and growth forecast under two logging intensities in a moist tropical forest in Ghana. Ghana Journal of Forestry 31:1-20
    28. Oduro, K.A., Arts, B., Hoogstra-Klein, M.A., Kyereh, B. and Mohren, G.M.J. 2014. Exploring the future of timber resources in the high forest zone of Ghana. International Forestry Review 16 (6) 573-585.
    29. Oduro, K.A., Mohren, G.M.J., Affum-Baffoe, K. and Kyereh, B.2014. Trends in timber production systems in the high forest zone of Ghana. International Forestry Review 16 (3) 289-300.
    30. Dumenu, W.K., Pelz, B. and Kyereh, B. 2014. Toward equitable benefit sharing mechanism for Ghana’s off-reserve timber resources: stakeholders’ perceptions. Ghana Journal of Forestry 30 (1) 16-33 Valid papers for Promo
    31. Derkyi, M. and Kyereh, B. (2014). Scale-specific but interlinked strategies for managing forest resource conflicts in Ghana: Forest professionals’ views. JENRM 1 (2) 112-119.
    32. Kyereh, B., Agyeman, V.K. and Abebrese, I.K. 2014. Ecological characteristics that enhance Broussonetia papyrifera’s invasion in a semi-deciduous forest in Ghana. Journal of Ecosystems Volume 2014, Article ID 270196, 6 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/270196
    33. Dua-Gyamfi, A., Kyereh, B., Adam, K.A., Agyeman, V.K. and Swaine, M.D.
    34. Natural regeneration dynamics of tree seedlings on skid trails and tree gaps following selective logging in a tropical moist semi-deciduous forest in Ghana. Open Journal of Forestry 4 (1) 49-57. Scientific Research
    35. Derkyi, , Ros-Tonen, M.A.F., Kyereh, B. and Dietz, T. 2014. Fighting over forest: towards a shared analysis of livelihood conflicts and conflict management in Ghana. Society and Natural Resources, An International Journal, DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2013.861550 http://dx.doi.org/10.180//08941920.2013.861550
    36. Derkyi, M. Ros-Tonen, M.A.F. Kyereh, B. and Dietz, T. 2013. Emerging forest regimes and livelihoods in the Tano-Offin Forest Reserve, Ghana: Implications for social safeguards. Forest Policy and Economics 32: 49-56
    37. Appiah-Sefah, G., Huang, J., Kyereh, B. and Nkrumah, P.N. 2013. All that glitters is not gold-environmental effects of small-scale mining in Ghana, West Africa. International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research 4(7): 1602-1606.
    38. Obiri, B.D.,Agyeman, V.K. Kyereh, B. Nutakor, E.A. Obeng, A. Agyeman, A. and Britwum, S. 2011. Perception and participation of local communities in tree planting initiatives in Northern Ghana. Ghana Journal of Forestry 27 (3): 80-93
    39. Amissah, L., Kyereh, B. and Agyeman, V.K. 2011. Wildfires as dominant force driving farming systems in the forest transition zone of Ghana. Ghana Journal of Forestry 27 (2): 52-55
    40. Anyomi, K.A, Pelz, D.R. Kyereh, B. and Anglaaere, L.C.N. 2011. Influence of age and cropping system on tree population structure in South West Ghana. African Journal of Agricultural Research 6 (4):873-881
    41. Agyeman, V.K., Kyereh, B., Swaine, M.D. and Thompson, J. 2010. Species differences in seedling growth and leaf water response to light quality. Ghana Journal of Forestry 26:101-120
    42. Agyeman, V.K., Swaine, M.D. Thompson, J., Kyereh, B., Duah-Gyamfi, A., Foli, E.G. and Adu-Bredu, S. 2010. A comparison of tree seedling growth in artificial gaps of different sizes in two contrasting forest types. Ghana Journal of Forestry 26: 14-40
    43. Amissah, L., Kyereh, B. and Agyeman, V.K. 2010. Wildfire incidence and management in the forest transition zone of Ghana: farmers’ perspectives. Ghana Journal of Forestry 26:61-73
    44. Peprah, T., Kyereh, B.,Owusu K.A. and Adu-Bredu, S. 2009. Drought tolerance of Garcinia kola and Garcinia afzelii at the seedling stage. Ghana Journal of Forestry 25: 13-27
    45. Abebreseh, I.K. and Kyereh, B. A post logging assessment of some soil physical properties in a Ghanaian moist semi-deciduous forest. Ghana Journal of Forestry 19 & 20: 54-62
    46. Kyereh B., Ninnoni R., and Agyeman, V. 2006. Degraded forests are more susceptible to forest fires: some possible ecological explanations. Journal of Science and Technology 26 (2): 40-47
    47. Apetorgbor, M, N. Gyima-Buadi, Darkwa, N.A. and Kyereh, B. Chemical control of blue stain and insect borers in Pterygota macrocarpa logs at a Ghanaian logging site. Ghana Journal of Forestry 17 & 18: 56-70
    48. Abebreseh, I.K. and Kyereh, B. 2005. Regeneration of timber species following selective logging in a moist semi-deciduous forest in Ghana. Ghana Journal of Forestry 17 & 18:20 -35
    49. Kyereh, B., Swaine, M.D. and Thompson, J. 1999. The effect of light on the germination of forest trees in Ghana. Journal of Ecology 87: 772-783
    50. Adjei, S. and Kyereh, B. Land suitability assessment of some degraded forest reserves and headwaters for the establishment of Ceiba pentandra plantations in the Dry Semi-deciduous Forest in Ghana. Journal of the Ghana Science Association 1 (2): 110-124

     Books

    1. Birikorang G., Marfo E., Kyereh B. and Obiri-Darko B. (2014). Scenario and cost benefit analysis of proposed policy options for the supply of legal timber to the domestic market. Tropenbos International, Wageningen, the Netherlands, 176pp.
    2. Agyei K,. Agyeman V.K., Benefoh D.T. Blaser J., Damnyag L., Deppeler A., Feurer M., Foli E.G., Heeb L., Kofie W., Klossner M., Kyereh., Kwakye Y., and Oduro K.A. (2014). REDD+ in agricultural landscapes: evidence from Ghana’s REDD+ process. School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, HAFL, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland, 58pp.
    3. Osei-Tutu P, Nketiah K.S., Kyereh B. and Owusu-Ansah M. 2012. Small and medium forest enterprises in Ghana. Source book on enterprise characteristics, activity centres, product markets, support institutions and service providers. IIED Small and Medium Forest Enterprise Series No. 28. Tropenbos International and International Institute for Environment and Development, London, UK

             4.Osei-Tutu P, Nketiah K.S., Kyereh B., Owusu-Ansah M. and Faniyan J. 2010. Hidden forestry revealed: characteristics, constraints and opportunities for small and medium forest enterprises in Ghana. IIED Small and Medium Enterprises Series No.27. Tropenbos International and Institute for Development and Environment London, UK

    1. 5. Kyereh B. 2008. Case studies for student platform in natural resource

     management. Teaching and Learning Innovation Fund

    (TALIF)/National Council for  Tertiary Education, Accra 

    1. 6. Swaine M.D., Agyeman V.K., Kyereh B., Orgle T.K., Thompson J. and Veenendal E. 1996. Ecology of forest trees in Ghana. ODA Forestry Series, Natural Res. Inst. London

    Book Chapter

    Derkyi M. Ros-Tonen M.A.F. Dietz T. and Kyereh B. 2012. Interactive forest governance for conflict management in Ghana. In Broekkhoven, Guido, Herman Savenije and Stefanie von Scheliha (eds.). Moving Forward With Forest Governance. European Tropical Forest Research Network News 53: 19-28. Tropenbos International, Wageningen, the Netherlands.

    Workshop Proceedings

    1. Oduro, K.A., Marfo, E., Kyereh, B. and Acquah, S.B. 2010. Multiple use forest management strategies in Ghana: opportunities and challenges. In: Parrotta, J.A. and Carr, M.A. (eds) 12(5), Forests for the future: sustaining society and the environment, XXIII IUFRO Word Congress, 23-28 August 2010. Seoul , Republic of Korea, p110
    2. Oduro, K.A., Mhren, G.M.J. and Kyereh, B. Dynamics and development of timber trees in different production systems in the high forest zone of Ghana. In: Parrotta, J.A. and Carr, M.A. (eds.) 12(5), Forests for the future: sustaining society and the environment, XXIII IUFRO Word Congress, 23-28 August 2010. Seoul , Republic of Korea, p110   
    3. Kyereh B. Options for de-regulating timber tree management on farms and fallow areas: feasibility and challenges. In Kyereh, B.,  Okai, K. and and Hansen, C.P. (ed). Strengthening off-reserve timber resource management in Ghana.  Proceedings of a national workshop in Accra pp 38-44. Tropenbos International
    4. Derkyi M.A.A., Kyereh B. and Owusu B.Jr. 2008. Local communities’ traditional knowledge of the mangrove forest ecosystem in Nzema East and Mfantseman districts in Ghana: In proceedings of traditional forest-related knowledge and sustainable forest management in Africa conference, Accra, Ghana, 2008,A. Parrotta, A. Oteng-Yeboah, J. Cobbinah eds. IUFRO World Series 23: 137-147
    5. Kyereh B. The forest: a renewable resource and system. In Proceedings of Workshop for Media Personnel on Forestry and Wildlife Reporting, pp 93-96. IRNR, UST, 6-11 June 1999.
    6. Kyereh B., Agyeman VK. and Foli E.G. 1996. Enhancing the environmental role of plantation. In Proceedings of workshop on forest plantation development in Ghana. 26-29 Feb 1996 Akyawkrom, Kumasi
    7. Foli, E.G. Agyeman, V.K. and Kyereh B. 1996. Growth performance of some indigenous tree species and their potential for plantation development in Ghana. In Proceedings of workshop on forest plantation development in Ghana. 26-29 Feb 1996 Akyawkrom, Kumasi

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