Zhang-Zheng, Huanyuan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4801-8771
Deng, Xiongjie https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7451-9732
Aguirre-Gutiérrez, Jesús https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9190-3229
Stocker, Benjamin D. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2697-9096
Thomson, Eleanor
Ding, Ruijie
Adu-Bredu, Stephen
Duah-Gyamfi, Akwasi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3030-063X
Gvozdevaite, Agne
Moore, Sam
Oliveras Menor, Imma https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5345-2236
Prentice, I. Colin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1296-6764
Malhi, Yadvinder https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3503-4783
Funding for this research was provided by:
RCUK | Natural Environment Research Council (NE/I014705/1)
Article History
Received: 19 March 2024
Accepted: 28 October 2024
First Online: 6 November 2024
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Local researchers were involved throughout the research process, with clear roles and responsibilities agreed upon, particularly with contributions from the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana. The research was locally relevant and determined in collaboration with local partners. Capacity-building workshops were organised during the research process. Local and regional research relevant to the study is cited, as evidenced by the references to West Africa specific studies. Risk management plans were made for the fieldwork following the universities’ regulations.