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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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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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Galamsey in the Atewa Forest Reserve is destroying one of Ghana's upland evergreen forests holding the starting point of Rivers; Ayensu, Densu and Birim and over 100 streams.
At a recent meeting held in Accra to validate a CSOs' position paper on mining, Civil Society Organisations admitted that current approaches to end illegal mining have not yielded the desired results. It's time to adopt new approaches in the fight against galamsey
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