News – Forest Watch Ghana

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF FOREST WATCH GHANA (FWG)

Preamble We members of Forest Watch Ghana (FWG), a coalition of 32 non-governmental organisations and individuals, having met at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) from 26th to 30th of March,…

Today is International Day of Biological Diversity

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May 27, 2019
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Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) and the theme for this year’s celebration is “Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health.” It seeks to increase global awareness of…

PRESS RELEASE: INVESTIGATE GALAMSEY ALLEGATIONS AGAINST FC CEO

Forest Watch Ghana observes with great concern recent allegations about involvement of CEO of the Forestry Commission of Ghana, Mr. Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John, in illegal…

DEFINE LEGAL COCOA – CHRIS BEEKO

Director for the Timber Validation Department of the Forestry Commission, Mr. Chris Beeko, has made a recommendation for definition of legal cocoa in Ghana. According to him, this was a…

GHANA LAUNCHES TIMBER TRANSPARENCY PORTAL

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March 14, 2018
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Civic Response, in collaboration with the Forestry Commission of Ghana, has launched the Ghana Timber Transparency Portal. The portal is a web interface which makes information on logging in Ghana…

GHANA LAUNCHES TIMBER TRANSPARENCY PORTAL

Ghana has launched the Ghana Timber Transparency Portal, a public portal that provides access to information on logging in Ghana. The portal can be accessed by all stakeholders both in…

THE GHANA ROSEWOOD MESS: FAST-TRACKING GHANA VPA IMPLEMENTATION AS A SOLUTION

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September 5, 2017
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“Rosewood logging and trade under salvage permit is undermining significant strides made over the last decade at addressing illegal logging; and reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation in Ghana. As…

THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN MINISTERS OVER EXTON CUBIC’S MINING LEASE IS EMBARRASSING

“The current controversy surrounding Exton Cubic Group Limited’s mineral licence in the Tano Offin Forest Reserve is a big embarrassment to government and completely exposes the loopholes in the mineral…

CSO’S CAPACITIES BUILT ON ADVOCACY AND POLICY INFLUENCING

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August 18, 2017
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18/8/2017 Members of Forest Watch Ghana (FWG) have received training on advocacy and policy influencing. The two-day capacity building exercise, which was organised by Forest Watch Ghana with support from Tropenbos…

Stop illegal mining in forest reserves!

Evidence gathered by CSOs indicates that forest reserves such as Upper Wassa, Fure River, Subri and Tonton are seriously under the threat of large scale illegal mining. Forest Watch Ghana,…