Government Inaugurates National Timber Monitoring Team to Intensify Fight Against Illegal Logging

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Honourable Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has inaugurated a nine-member National Timber Monitoring Team as part of renewed efforts to combat illegal logging across the…

FORESTRY COMMISSION STRENGTHENS FOREST GOVERNANCE THROUGH RENEWED UK–GHANA PARTNERSHIP

The Forestry Commission (FC) has reinforced its leadership in sustainable forest governance with the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Governments of Ghana and the United…

UNIVERSITIES OF EASTERN FINLAND AND CAPE COAST UNDERTAKE EDUCATIONAL VISIT TO FORESTRY COMMISSION (FC)

Students of Universities of Eastern Finland and Cape Coast have visited the Forestry Commission (FC), to familiarise themselves with the Institution’s role of forest conservation and climate change mitigation. Delivering…

Excerpts of speech by Ghana’s Lands Minsiter and Acting Environment Minister, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah (MP), at COP 30 High-level Summit in Belém, Brazil.

Ghana Becomes First African Country to Export Timber to EU under FLEGT Timber License

Ghana has officially launched its first Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) license, becoming the first country in Africa and the second in the world after Indonesia to export…

Ghana’s Green Revolution: President Mahama Launches ‘Tree for Life’ Initiative to Plant 7 Million Trees and Restore the Environment

President Mahama launched ‘Tree for Life’ under Ghana’s Green Revolution on Mar 21, planting 7 million trees to restore forests, fight climate change, and boost the environment.