FWG AGM 2020
BAN CHARCOAL PRODUCTION
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…
CIVIC RESPONSE TRAINS COMMUNITY FOREST MONITORS
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
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,…
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…
GHANA LAUNCHES TIMBER TRANSPARENCY PORTAL
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
“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…