Chief To Cut Down Thousands Of Cocoa Farms For Oil Palm Plantation
Thousands of smallholder cocoa farmers in the Wassa Amenfi East Municipality of the Western Region of Ghana say they risk losing their farms in the coming weeks, as their landlord…
Ghana CSOs comment on subsidiary legislation for implementing UK’s Environment Act
When the United Kingdom (UK) finally seceded from the European Union (EU) on January 31, 2020, it was not just members of the EU who were concerned about the impacts…
Edith Abruquah Appointed AG. ED of Forest Services Division
Mrs. Edith Abruquah has been appointed as the Acting Executive Director (ED) of the Forest Services Division (FSD). With 30 years experience on the job, she has broken through the glass…
The Development Institute Pays Working Visit to Partner Organisations in Benin
As part of efforts to ensure sustainable management of coastal resources in Ghana, project coordinator at The Development Institute paid a working visit to partner organisations, CREDI-ONG and ECO-BENIN, in…
Government Introduces Digitalized System to Prevent Illegal Logging of Trees
Ghana has for years remained a key exporter of timber. However, stakeholders have been struggling to deal with illegal felling of trees, which made timber exports from Ghana fall short…
Civic Response Resumes Community Visits
Civic Response has resumed community visits following a long break due to COVID-19 restrictions. The community visits which took place in August 2021, had Civic Response visit 49 communities in…
President Nana Akufo-Addo (middle) interacting with the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson (left) and UN Secretary-General, Antonio
The Great Glasgow Gathering …The Global Goal and Ghana’s Game Plan
The speeches have ended, the applauds have faded, the pavilions have been disassembled and participants of the great gathering at Glasgow, Scotland in the United Kingdom for the 26th United Nations…
Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor (middle), Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, with members of the Savannah Regional Security Council
REGSEC closes down charcoal, Rosewood factories – In Savannah Region
The Savannah Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has closed down two Chinese-run charcoal and Rosewood processing factories in the region. It has further banned harvesting of all kinds of wood species,…
Afadjato Women Rice Farmers Commended For Resilience
The Resident Representative of the united Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Madam Angela Lusigi, has commended the women rice farmers of the Afadjato South District of the Volta Region for their…
Tropenbos Ghana Board Chair Receives Highest Conservation Award from IUCN
The Board Chair of Tropenbos Ghana, Professor Alfred Oteng-Yeboah has been awarded the highest conservation award - the John C. Phillips Memorial Medal by the International Union for Conservation of…