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01 June 2023 Ghana

Stakeholders identify, commit to their roles implementing landscape approach to fire management in Ghana

Most fire users including farmers, hunters, herders, charcoal producers, and palm wine tappers live under the impression that, fire use in their activities needs minimal or no dedicated and/or concerted effort for effective use and management; as such increasing the risks of wildfires. Consequently, the threat of fire in land use has become not only a major concern for fire users, but also resource managers and regulators (Ghana National Fire Service, Forestry Commissions, Municipal/District Assemblies, Traditional Authorities, etc.). This came to bear at stakeholder mapping workshops facilitated under the Fire-Smart Landscape Governance Programme (FSLGP) in both the Juaboso-Bia/Sewfi-Wiawso and Atebubu/Kintampo landscapes.

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12 December 2022 Ghana

Farmers embrace agroforestry practices

“I have understood the immeasurable benefits of planting trees on my farm. I always thought I could only get seedlings if I buy them, but today, I have learnt to look out for naturally occurring trees on my farm and nurture them,” said Maxwell Ntow, a cocoa farmer in Oparekrom in the Western North Region.

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12 December 2022 Ghana

Improving livelihoods of smallholder farmers

Some smallholder farmers under the Juaboso-Bia Hotspot Intervention Area Management Board (HMB) have received livelihood support. This is part of our efforts to support the effective management and operationalization of the platform under the Partnerships for Forests project.

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30 November 2022 Ghana

Farmers advised to use safe chemicals to store food crops

The Yendi Municipal Crops Officer of the Department of Agriculture, Phanuel Yawson Dzigba Sosu, has advised farmers to resort to the use of safe chemicals to store their food crops. According to him, the use of unsafe chemicals could lead to harmful consequences such as food poisoning. The officer, therefore, urged them to use preservatives such as organic chemicals which he said were safe and had no side effects on humans or animals.

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21 November 2022 Ghana

Tropenbos Ghana receives the prestigious ‘Change Agent of the Year’ award

Tropenbos Ghana has been honoured with the ‘Change Agent of the Year Award’ at the 2022 Ghana Cocoa Dinner and Awards night. Tropenbos Ghana picked up the prestigious award for its distinguished performance as an environmental advocacy organization, committed to Ghana’s cocoa sector while supporting livelihood sustainability.

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10 November 2022 Ghana

Tropenbos Ghana supports joint statement by CSOs on EU regulation on smallholder-inclusive deforestation-free products

As the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of the EU are negotiating a compromise on the EU regulation on deforestation free products, Solidaridad joins other civil society organizations in calling upon them to maintain a high level of ambition and refrain from any harmful trade offs. The undersigned CSOs have at heart to ensure that the realities and needs of smallholders and forest communities are taken into account, to ensure an effective implementation of the future EU requirements.

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