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Ghana Begins Legal Timber Export Under New EU Legal Framework

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...

Nurturing Young Minds: Climate Change and Fire Safety Education at St. Mary’s Girls Senior High School, Konongo

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 sets to start FLEGT Licensing on June 30 2025 – Abu Jinapor

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...

Ghana Hosts Africa Indigenous People and Local Communities Meeting On Forest Conservation

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...

Saving Ghana’s Forests: CSOs File Lawsuit Against Government to Halt Mining Activities

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...

Forest Watch Ghana Calls for Ratification of Remaining Permits

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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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.

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🌲Happening now: The first General Meeting of Forest Watch Ghana, 2026.📋 Agenda:✅ Work planning✅ Current issues in the forestry sector, including benefit sharing, mining, cocoa & other environmental policies✅ Best practices & lessons shared among members#ghanaforest #Forestry #ghana #ForestWatchCivic Response EcoCare Ghana Tropenbos Ghana Rights & Advocacy Initiatives Network Youth and Nature Development Organization The Resource Foundation Ghana Kasa Initiative Ghana ... See MoreSee Less
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🌲Happening now: The first General Meeting of @ForestWatchGh, 2026.

📋 Agenda:
✅ Work planning
✅ Current issues in the forestry sector, including benefit sharing, mining, cocoa & other environmental policies
✅ Best practices & lessons shared among members

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@ForestWatchGh Headwater forests are water infrastructure. Damage in Atewa will move downstream as sediment and contamination through entire river systems. Once catchments are destroyed, recovery takes decades.

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