Amanor, K.Brown, D.2016-04-192016-04-192003ODI Forestry Briefing 2003 no. 3. [Overseas Development Institute forestry briefing - usually no pgs. & no ISSN]419_Making_environmental_management_more_resp.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65483This paper reports on research in Ghana's Brong-Ahafo Region concerning the implications of democratic decentralization on management of the natural environment, particularly forest resources. It argues that, despite nominal decentralization, environmental policy remains largely unresponsive to rural interests. The paper considers the types of interventions which could enhance the flow of information between rural dwellers and policy makers, so as to strengthen local-level influence.application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightEcosystem managementDeforestationHumid zonesEcosystemForest managementSubhumid zonesForest ecosystemsSustainable forestryForestryDecentralizationAgricultural ecosystemsNatural resource managementFarming systemsNatural resource managementLocal influenceFlow of informationEcosystem GovernanceTechnical reportCopyright 2003 by Overseas Development Institute