Forestry
AFF Builds Capacity In Forest Management Towards Green Growth Path
As the global community turns attention and focus towards a green growth pathway, the African Forest Forum (AFF) is...
Offsetting Mining Impact With Reforestation
A flock of birds chirp endlessly. Tall trees nearby whisper breezes and chainsaw roars a stone throw away. Shrubs and...
Who Cares About Climate Change, REDD+?
Good as it may sound, it appears Ghana in our quest to mortgage the Bauxite deposits is losing sight of the fact that...
Memory Tree Initiative Partners NINSEC To Plant 10,000 Trees
Memory Tree Initiative, a nonprofit organization committed to commemorative tree planting to combat global warming, has...
Planting of 10,000 Trees Begins
A project to plant 10,000 trees nationwide has commenced at the Ningo Senior High School (NINSEC) at Ningo-Prampram in...
Canada’s Trudeau Say US Timber Duties Will Cost ‘thousands’ of Jobs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday decried hefty US anti-dumping duties imposed on Canadian timber, saying it...
Timeabu Cocoa Farmers Thwart Gov’t’s ‘Tree On the Farm’ Initiative
Cocoa farmers at Timeabu in the Ejisu-Juabeng Municipality of the Ashanti Region are cutting down trees on their farms,...
Farmers Soon To Claim Ownership of Commercial Trees
A Tree Tenure Policy would soon roll-out to provide farmers the legal right to claim ownership of commercial trees...
Gov’t Initiates Measures To Curb Deforestation
Mr John Peter Amewu, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources on Thursday expressed government’s commitment to...
Timeabu Cocoa Farmers Heighten Risk of Climate Change As They Cut Down Trees On Farms
Cocoa farmers at Timeabu in the Ejisu-Juabeng Municipality of the Ashanti Region are cutting down trees on their farms,...
Top Forestry Official Selling Forests To Chinese Miners – Baako
The editor of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul-Malik Kweku Baako, has disclosed that there is a “big man” at the...
EPA Undertakes Tree-Planting Exercise On Reclaimed Galamsey Lands
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has planted 1000 seedlings of different species on a five-acre land at Kyebi...
EPA Engages In Tree Planting In Kyebi
As part of preparations to mark this year’s World Environment Day Celebrations on Monday, 5th June, the Environmental...
Amewu Seeks Finance Ministry Clearance To Deploy More Forest Guards In Galamsey Fight
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John-Peter Amewu, is seeking clearance from the Ministry of Finance to...
World Bank Signs US$5.5 Million Grant For Natural Resources Management
The World Bank has signed a grant agreement with Solidarity West Africa for Natural Resources Management in 53 selected...
Ghanaian Communities To Benefit From $5.5m World Bank Grant
The World Bank signed a grant agreement with Solidaridad West Africa for Natural Resources Management in 53 selected...
‘Gov’t Must Engage Galamsayers’
An advocacy group, National Youth for Peace (NYfP), has called on government to, as a matter of urgency, engage all...
Ghana’s Delegation Attend UN Forum On Forest Management
A seven member Ghana government delegation is attending the 12Th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests...
Adopt Comprehensive Policies To Tackle Illegal Chainsaw Lumbering – Oforikrom MP
Member of Parliament for Oforikrom Dr Emmanuel Marfo is calling for a comprehensive approach to tackle the illegal...