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Thelma Arko

Utrecht University

Dr

Vredenburg 138

Enschede, 3511 BG

Netherlands

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

16

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1,194

TOTAL CITATIONS

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Scholarly Papers (16)

1.

Neocolonial Power Dynamics and Mechanisms of Land Grabbing of Forest-Based Carbon Offsets

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 Oct 2025 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2026
Thelma Arko
Utrecht University
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Carbon Markets, Carbon Offsetting, Neocolonialism, Climate Justice, Land Grabbing, Green Capitalism, Indigenous Rights, REDD+, Accumulation by Dispossession

Article 6 Carbon Markets as Tools of Neocolonial Extraction

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 06 Oct 2025
Thelma Arko
Utrecht University
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Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Core-Periphery Dynamics, Cooperative Approaches, Regulatory Asymmetries, Carbon Markets, Neocolonialism, Climate Justice, Climate Governance

Article 6 Carbon Markets as Tools of Neocolonial Extraction

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 21 Oct 2025
Thelma Arko
Utrecht University
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Core-periphery dynamics, Cooperative approaches, Regulatory asymmetries, CARBON MARKETS, neocolonialism, climate justice

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Just Extractivism and South Africa’s Hydrogen Future

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 22 Sep 2025 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2026
Thelma Arko and Kattia Moreno
Utrecht University and Utrecht University
Downloads 123 (617,542)

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Green Hydrogen, Extractivism, Energy Transition, Environmental Justice, Neocolonialism, Just Transition, Political Ecology, South Africa

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Decolonising Global Climate Governance: Theoretical Perspectives and Conceptual Transformations

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 11 Sep 2025
Thelma Arko
Utrecht University
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Decolonisation, Climate Governance, Postcolonial Theory, Environmental Justice

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deforestation, land-use change, landsat satellite imagery, random forest, Afram Plains

Rapid Vegetation Loss in Ghana's Afram Plains: A 34-Year Analysis Using Landsat Time Series and Random Forest Classification

Number of pages: 76 Posted: 20 Aug 2024
Utrecht University, University of Ghana - Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Bradford, Utrecht University and University of Ghana
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Deforestation, land-use change, Random Forest, Remote Sensing, ecological degradation

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CARBON MARKET DISRUPTIONS OF SOCIAL REPRODUCTION

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 29 Oct 2025 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2026
Thelma Arko
Utrecht University
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Carbon Markets, REDD+, Climate Justice, Indigenous Rights, Land Dispossession, social reproduction, gender-based violence

The Multifaceted Socio-Ecological Impacts of Charcoal Production on the Afram Plains, Ghana

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 12 Dec 2023
Utrecht University, University of Ghana - Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Ghana, University of Bradford and Utrecht University
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charcoal production, Afram Plains, tree age, tree species, conservation, ecological consequences, sustainable management

The Multifaceted Socio-Ecological Impacts of Charcoal Production on the Afram Plains, Ghana

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 16 Jan 2024
Utrecht University, University of Ghana - Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Bradford, University of Ghana and Utrecht University
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Charcoal production, Afram Plains, Tree cover loss, Socio-economic implications, Spatial observation and ground data

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Bamboo as a Nature-Based Solution for Sustainable Energy and Carbon Offsetting in Ghana: Opportunities, Barriers, and Policy Pathways

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 27 Sep 2025
Thelma Arko, Pedi Obani and Dorothe Yong
Utrecht University, University of Bradford and University of Ottawa
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Bamboo Charcoal, Nature-Based Solutions, Sustainable Energy, Biomass Energy, Rural Livelihoods, Deforestation, Climate Mitigation, Carbon Sequestration

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Structural Flaws of Voluntary Carbon Markets: Lessons from the EU Emissions Trading System

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 17 Dec 2025
Thelma Arko
Utrecht University
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Voluntary Carbon Markets, EU Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS), Climate Justice, Neoliberal Climate Policy, Carbon Offsetting, Compliance Markets

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VIOLATIONS OF PROCEDURAL JUSTICE IN CARBON OFFSET PROJECTS

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 08 Oct 2025
Thelma Arko
Utrecht University
Downloads 50 (1,074,648)
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Procedural justice, Carbon offset markets, Indigenous rights, Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), Environmental justice, Procedural colonialism

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THE SACRIFICE OF DISTRIBUTIVE INJUSTICE IN CARBON OFFSETTING

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 24 Apr 2026
Thelma Arko
Utrecht University
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carbon markets, carbon offsetting, distributive justice, sacrifice zones, climate colonialism, green extractivism, climate coloniality, land dispossession

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BAMBOO AS A NATURE-BASED SOLUTION FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND CARBON OFFSETTING IN GHANA: OPPORTUNITIES, BARRIERS, AND POLICY PATHWAYS

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 02 Oct 2025
Thelma Arko, Pedi Obani and Dorothé Yong
Utrecht University, University of Bradford and University of Yaoundé II
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Bamboo charcoal, Nature-based solutions, Sustainable energy, Biomass energy, Rural livelihoods, Deforestation, Climate mitigation, Carbon sequestration

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Charcoal consumptionUrban energy demandDeforestationAfram PlainsGreater AccraEcological footprintSustainable resource managementUrbanizationSub-Saharan AfricaForest degradation

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Leveraging Covid-19 Lessons for Sustainable Emission Reduction Strategies

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 06 Jul 2024
Thelma Arko and Pedi Obani
Utrecht University and Utrecht University
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Conceptualization, methodology, investigation, resources, writing-original draft, formal analysis, writing-review, editing, supervision, COVID 19

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Deforestation, Data collection, Charcoal production, Environmental impact, Sustainable cooking fuel

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Urban energy transition, Energy ladder model, Clean cooking fuels, Urbanisation, Socio-technical transitions, Fuel stacking, Cooking fuel choice, Housing-energy nexus, Charcoal regime