Table 6 Average score and rank of causes of ecosystem degradation among different groups in the sample
Informants | Fire | Wood cutting | Clearing | Demographic increase | Pasture | Climate change | Forest management |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Global | 5.04 | 4.88 | 4.73 | 4.48 | 3.48 | 3.21 | 2.13 |
Age classes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Young | 5.20 | 4.83 | 4.89 | 4.33 | 3.72 | 3.17 | 1.84 |
 Adult | 5.09 | 4.92 | 4.43 | 4.52 | 3.28 | 3.48 | 2.18 |
 Elders | 4.66 | 4.91 | 5.04 | 4.68 | 3.43 | 2.75 | 2.53 |
Sociocultural groups | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Dagara_B | 4.92 | 4.30 | 4.68 | 5.02 | 3.60 | 2.80 | 2.32 |
 Dagara_D | 5.70 | 5.48 | 4.80 | 2.76 | 3.28 | 3.06 | 2.92 |
 Pougouli | 5.05 | 4.75 | 4.80 | 4.70 | 2.90 | 2.90 | 2.90 |
 Mossi_B | 5.35 | 5.20 | 4.85 | 4.60 | 2.50 | 3.40 | 2.10 |
 Mossi_N | 4.74 | 4.64 | 4.60 | 4.94 | 3.72 | 3.72 | 1.64 |
 Kassena | 4.66 | 5.04 | 4.78 | 5.08 | 3.92 | 3.30 | 1.36 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Man | 4.94 | 5.01 | 4.85 | 4.45 | 3.40 | 3.43 | 2.19 |
 Women | 5.13 | 4.76 | 4.62 | 4.52 | 3.55 | 2.98 | 2.08 |