The Kumasi Zoo Manager, Dr. Meyir Y. Ziekah, has emerged winner of a Photo Contest organized as part of the 71st International Annual Wildlife Disease Association Congress in Athens, Georgia, USA. Dr Ziekah, also a Wildlife Epidemiologist, and Dr Samuel Asumah, the Kumasi Zoo Veterinarian, both of the Wildlife DivisionRead More →
The Forestry Commission (FC) has held a stakeholders’ interaction with the Management Committee of the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO).The session was attended by the Deputy Chief Executive, Mr. Nyadia Sulemana Nelson, management and staff of the Commission.Mrs. Joyce Ofori- Kwafo, Manager, Corporate Affairs and Media Relations Unit,Read More →
The Mole National Park (MNP), a wildlife protected area within the Savannah Region, has partnered with iValley Ghana, the Savannah Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service; and Office of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Damongo Constituency, Honourable Samuel A. Jinapor, to organize the maiden edition of an inter-schools’Read More →
The Takoradi Regional Office of the Wildlife Division (WD)of Forestry Commission in partnership with Connect 97.1 FM, a Takoradi ~based radio station ,has organized a mobile zoo session as part of activities for patrons at the Connect Western Trade Fair dubbed “Mobile Zoo (Mobizoo 2023)” at the Takoradi Mall.This eventRead More →
The Chairman of the Forestry Commission (FC) Board, Tetrete Okuamoah Sekyim II, who is also the Paramount Chief of the Wassa Amenfi Traditional Area, has expressed his satisfaction so far at work done by the Climate Change Department (CCD) of FC, which is implementing the Ghana Shea Landscape Emmissions ReductionRead More →
Under the Ghana Shea Landscape Emissions Reduction Project (GSLERP), an event has been held at the 69 Airborne Military Camp, Tamale, to outdoor the first 1,000 grafted shea seedlings, the first of its kind in the history of Forestry Commission (FC), to be planted on GSLERP sites.This was done underRead More →
A team from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has paid a working visit to the Forestry Commission (FC). The purpose was to have an interactive session to seek information on priority areas and programme interventions being implemented by the Forestry Commission.Dr. Joseph Appiah- Gyapong,Read More →
The forest and wildlife resources of Ghana have come under intense encroachment and destruction especially, in forest reserves and wildlife protected areas.As a result of this, the Rapid Response Unit (RRU), established by the Forestry Commission (FC) as part of its strategy to combat illegalities in its forests and wildlifeRead More →
A team from Tullow Oil, made up of the Board and top management staff has paid a visit to the Forestry Commission (FC), to be updated on the execution of an Emission Reductions Payment Agreement (ERPA). In line with Ghana’s REDD+ strategy, the Agreement will cover the sale and purchaseRead More →
A team from Forestry Commission (FC) led by the Chief Executive, Mr. John Allotey, has conducted the European Union delegation in Ghana, led by the Ambassador, H.E Irchad Razaaly, on a visit to the Ashanti Region. The purpose for the visit was to assess progress made so far on theRead More →
