Environmental Perceptions of Charcoal Producers in Northern Ghana, 150 Households

Northern Ghana's Builsa South, Sissala East, and West Mamprusi districts are the focus of this study on charcoal producers' environmental awareness. The dataset, authored by Philip Aniah and last updated in April 2026, is based on a mixed-methods approach involving 150 households, focus groups, and interviews. It investigates the gap between high awareness of forest degradation and climate change and the adoption of sustainable practices.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the awareness-action gap in environmental behavior based on survey and interview data.
• Modeling predictors of environmental awareness based on education and experience variables.
• Studying perceptions of climate change indicators like reduced rainfall and increased temperatures.
• Evaluating structural constraints to adopting sustainable charcoal production practices.

Strengths

• Data collection involved 150 households, providing a substantive sample size.
• Findings include specific quantified awareness levels, such as over 90% acknowledging charcoal's role in degradation.
• Uses a mixed-methods approach combining surveys, focus groups, and interviews for triangulation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small at 49.5 KB, indicating limited scope, likely a research document.

Provenance

Source

Philip Aniah via figshare.

Collection Method

Mixed-methods approach: household surveys (150), focus group discussions, and key informant interviews.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 05:45:45; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Builsa South, Sissala East, and West Mamprusi districts in the Savannah zone of northern Ghana.