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The Forestry Commission has issued the first six certificates to five Ghanaian companies to export timber and timber products to the European market under the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and...
As part of RAIN’s ongoing commitment to environmental education and advocacy, the team engaged students of St. Mary’s Girls Senior High School together with officials form the Konongo Fire Station in...
Ghana is poised to be the first African country to issue Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licences, with June 30, 2025, set as the starting date. The move is a significant...
The Alliance for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities for Conservation in Africa (AICA), have met in Accra to mobilize efforts of actors in protecting and conserving forests in Africa. The...
A landmark lawsuit has been filed at the Accra High Court against government to protect the country’s forest reserves from the devastating effects of mining. The lawsuit, announced Friday, September...
The Forest Watch Ghana (FWG), a coalition of over 40 civil society organisations (CSOs) and individuals in the forestry sector, has called on the government to ratify the 137 remaining extant permits...
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Forest Watch Ghana
Officially launched in 2004, FWG is the national campaign vehicle of over forty (40) CSOs and individuals committed to the rights of poor forest users.
Tracking Ghana's Timber: Protecting Forests and People
Tracking Ghana's Timber: Protecting Forests and People
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In 2009, Ghana ratified a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union to trade in legal timber in both domestic and export markets, with th...X / Twitter
In October 2025, Ghana's first #FLEGT-licenced #timber arrived in the EU ushering in an era of legal, transparent and #sustainable timber powered by Ghana’s traceability system. This is how the traceability system works and why it matters
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A new Legislative Instrument seeking to revoke L.I. 2462 was laid in Parliament last Friday. The controversial L.I. 2462, which allows mining in forest reserves, will effectively be revoked once the new L.I. matures in 21 sitting days
Historic Day for Africa!
With the support of EU 🇪🇺, Ghana 🇬🇭 officially launched the #FLEGT licence, becoming the 1st African nation and 2nd globally (after Indonesia) to issue this gold-standard certification for legal timber.
Read more: ⤵️https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/ghana/ghana-breaks-new-ground-forest-governance-issues-africa%E2%80%99s-first-flegt-timber-licence_en
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