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Use FLEGT Fitness Check To Strengthen FLEGT Action Plan- CSOs Tell EU

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April 30, 2021
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Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from VPA countries and their international partners in UK and Europe have called on the European Union to use the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade…

BAN CHARCOAL PRODUCTION

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February 24, 2020
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A member of FWG, James Saaka, has called for a ban on commercial charcoal production in Ghana. This, according to him, is in order to save shea trees which are…

INVESTIGATE FORESTRY COMMISSION’S ALLEGATIONS

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February 4, 2020
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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INVESTIGATE FORESTRY COMMISSION’S ALLEGATIONS Accra, 4th February 2020. We read with absolute horror and regret a news story written by Jonas Nyabor titled, “Powerful people…

CIVIC RESPONSE TRAINS COMMUNITY FOREST MONITORS

jimmyhenks
August 1, 2019
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Fifty (50) community representatives have been trained to undertake community level forest monitoring. The 3-days training which was organised by Civic Response in June 2019 in Accra aimed at building…

CIVIC RESPONSE ORGANISES LEGALITY AWARENESS TRAINING FOR FOREST-FRINGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS

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August 1, 2019
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Thirty-five (35) forest-fringe community representatives have received legality awareness training in Accra. The 3-days training which was organised by Civic Response in June 2019 aimed at creating awareness among…

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

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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…

Use FLEGT Fitness Check To Strengthen FLEGT Action Plan- CSOs Tell EU

BAN CHARCOAL PRODUCTION

INVESTIGATE FORESTRY COMMISSION’S ALLEGATIONS

CIVIC RESPONSE TRAINS COMMUNITY FOREST MONITORS

CIVIC RESPONSE ORGANISES LEGALITY AWARENESS TRAINING FOR FOREST-FRINGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS

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

Today is International Day of Biological Diversity

PRESS RELEASE: INVESTIGATE GALAMSEY ALLEGATIONS AGAINST FC CEO

DEFINE LEGAL COCOA – CHRIS BEEKO

GHANA LAUNCHES TIMBER TRANSPARENCY PORTAL