As part of activities to celebrate World Wildlife Day, the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission (FC) has organized a Skills Exhibition Program for young individuals with special-needs at the Accra Zoo.The about 40 special-needs young ones with their teachers were from 3 Autism centres, namely, Autism Awareness Care andRead More →

The Executive Director of the Wildlife Division (WD) of the Forestry Commission, Dr Joseph Boakye Esq., accompanied by the Business Planning Manager, Mr James Oppong, have made a two-day familiarization visit to the Mole National Park (MNP), Savannah Region, and other places of interest in the region. The visit wasRead More →

The Wildlife Division (WD) of the Forestry Commission (FC) has held its Annual Performance Review Meeting to review activities for 2023, and again initiate plans for the 2024 at the Forestry Commission Training Centre (FCTC), Ejisu at Akyawkrom in the Ashanti Region. The two-day meeting was graced by the FCRead More →

The Climate Change Directorate (CCD) of the Forestry Commission (FC) in collaboration with the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) and the REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standards (TREES), has organized a 4-day engagement for stakeholders. The workshop was to help prepare Ghana for the third-party verification and validation process and to alsoRead More →

The Greater Accra Chapter of the Forestry Commission Ladies Association (FCLA) has organized a training session on the theme “Corporate Grooming and Soft Skills.” The programme was held to observe this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) which fell on March 8.Mrs. Sandra Frimpong, the Greater Accra Chapter President of FCLA,Read More →

Ghana, represented by the Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Mr John Allotey, has attended a high–level side event hosted by the Nature Crime Alliance at the Sixth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6), in Nairobi Kenya on 24th February 2024. At this event, Ghana’s membership of theRead More →

The Director for the Forestry Commission Training Centre (FCTC), Hon. Dr. Andy Osei Okrah, has on behalf of the Centre, donated two podiums made from rosewood, to the Forestry Commission (FC) Head office.Mr. John Allotey, Chief Executive, FC; Mr. Hugh Brown, Executive Director, Forest Services Division(FSD); Dr. Joseph Boakye, Esq.,Read More →

The Climate Change Department (CCD)of Forestry Commission with funding support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)has organised a capacity building for selected staff of the Commission. The purpose of this training was to educate stakeholders on the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions / The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard (ART/TREES) whichRead More →