This book addresses historical perspectives and contemporary challenges of the politics of forestland governance and the related sustainability crisis in Africa.

Symphorien Ongolo is researcher in political science at the French national institute for sustainable development (IRD - France), University Paul-Valéry of Montpellier.

Max Krott is professor of international forest policy at the University of Göttingen, Germany and the founding editor of the international academic journal Forest Policy & Economics.

General Introduction to The Politics of Global Sustainability in Africa: Power Dynamics in the Forests Global Political Economy of Conservation Policies and Ecosystem Services in the Tropics 2. Empowering Scientific Information about Biodiversity by Linking Science with Forest Users in African Contexts Global China Effects and Domestic Politics of Rosewood in Africa: A Realist Review Governing Independent Forest Monitoring from Theory to Empirical Evidence in the Congo Basin 6. 'Arab Spring' Transformations and the Contestation of State Authority in Forestland Use: A Power-Based Case Study in Tunisia 7. Biodiversity Governance and Regional Insurgencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo 8. Crises, Complexities and Claims in Protected Areas: Landscapes of (In) Coherent Biodiversity Governance and Social-Environmental Injustice in Southwest Cameroon 9. Linking Institutional Weaknesses to Deforestation Drivers in the Governance of Protected Areas in Madagascar Local Deals for Global Politics: Governing Palm Oil Expansion in Areas of Limited Statehood 11. Policy Change and Power Dynamics: How Actors Respond to Participatory Forest Management across Multiple Scales in Tanzania Conclusion. Perspectives in Analysing Power Dynamics in Postcolonial Societies