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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

Post author:Belinda Boator
Post published:October 21, 2021
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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,…

FWG AGM 2020

BAN CHARCOAL PRODUCTION

Post author:jimmyhenks
Post published: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…

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

Post author:jimmyhenks
Post published:June 3, 2019
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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,…

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

Post author:jimmyhenks
Post published: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…