The Forestry Commission (FC) has met with a delegation of students and faculty of Georgetown University, Washington, USA, on a proposed project that involves the use of a low-cost digital marketing strategy to position Ghana as an ecotourism destination in the US market. The Project also involves exploring Fintech solutionsRead More →
The ICT Department in partnership with the Wildlife Division (WD) held a webinar on the theme “Leveraging on ICT to promote Ecotourism for Development” . The program aimed to elicit discussions on strategies that can bring benefits to the Forestry Commission (FC) and the country at large.The Deputy Chief ExecutiveRead More →
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 →
Members of the Forestry Commission (FC) Board have undertaken an inspection exercise at the Sakumo Ramsar Site.They were accompanied by Dr. Richard Gyimah and Mr. Umaru Farouk Dubuire, Director, Stakeholder & Ecotourism, and Director of Operations respectively, of the Wildlife Division, (WD); Director, Legal, Mr. Dennis Osei-Hwere and staff ofRead More →
The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission has launched its first Ecotourism Handbook at the Shai Hills Resource Reserve. The Handbook, which was published to support, promote and advertise the country’s ecoutorism sites and streamline products and facilities for tourists ,was launched by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources,Read More →
The Forestry Commission (FC) Governing Board in the company of Hon.Martha Kwayie-Manu and Mr. Nyadia Sulemana Nelson, both Deputy ChiefExecutives, visited the Kumasi Zoological Gardens. The team was led byMr. John Allotey, the Chief Executive of Forestry Commission.The visit was to give the Board a first time tour of theRead More →
The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission (FC) has begun an exercise to count all animals in the Mole National Park as part of processes to enable the Park attain recognition as a World Heritage Site. The exercise, dubbed “Mole Park Census”, will help FC to meet one of theRead More →
Some selected staff of the Timber Industry Development Division (TIDD) of the Forestry Commission have undergone a 4 – day intensive training at the Corporate Headquarters of FC to hone their skills in wood identification for the purposes of timber inspection, monitoring process and trade. This training forms part ofRead More →
