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21 March 2016 Ghana
There is hope for Ghana’s forestry sector after several years and endless efforts of battling illegal chainsaw milling and its associated international and local trade which had the potential to mar Ghana’s Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union under the Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) initiative. This hope was given at a closeout workshop of the EU funded project ‘Supporting the integration of legal and legitimate domestic timber markets into Voluntary Partnership Agreements’ held at the Coconut Regency Hotel – Accra on 9th March 2016.
29 February 2016 Ghana
Guidelines for the training of staff members of the Forestry Commission (FC) to provide extension services to tree growers are being developed under the Forest Investment Programme (FIP): Enhancing Natural Forests and Agro-Forest Landscapes Project being implemented in Ghana.
29 February 2016 Ghana
In spite of the rapid loss of forests as a result of activities that promote deforestation and forest degradation, illegal mining, one of the key drivers, still continues unabated in Ghana.
11 February 2016 Ghana
Low cocoa productivity, poor livelihoods of cocoa farmers and a negative impact on ecosystems have led to a global realisation that cocoa production should be made more sustainable. In the previous years, many new projects have been established in this field. However, the complex reality in which these projects operate, makes it difficult to get a full understanding of the issues at hand and to effectively design projects to improve the situation on the ground.
20 January 2016 Ghana
Knowledge gaps among different stakeholders regarding Ghana‘s Legality Assurance System (LAS) exist in all levels of society. As a consequence, the effective implementation of the LAS in Ghana can be affected if they are not appropriately addressed.
20 January 2016 Ghana
A total of one thousand, one hundred and eighty-seven (1,187) employers and employees of Small and Medium Forest Enterprises (SMFEs) benefited from training workshops on Ghana’s Legality Assurance System (LAS), Advocacy and Networking.