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Article History

Received: 5 August 2025

Accepted: 11 November 2025

First Online: 27 November 2025

Declarations

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: The research protocol was reviewed and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research – Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, CSIR-FORIG. This was done in accordance with the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki. At the field, we explained the purpose of the study to all respondents and key informants and asked their consent to participate voluntarily. Participants were informed of their right to withdraw at any point of the interview without any consequences.

: All participants in this study were anonymous and they were informed about the intention of the investigators to publish the work. They all gave verbal consent for the publication.

: The authors declare no competing interests.