Members of the Nantong-Zoo Community in the Tamale Forest District of the Northern Region, have appealed to the Forestry Commission to flush out Fulani nomadic herdsmen from forest reserves in the area. They lamented that the activities of Fulani herdsmen are the main cause of bushfires in the forest reserves.Read More →
As part of activities earmarked for the 2024 Anti–Bushfire Campaign, the Corporate Affairs & Media Relations Unit (CAMRU) has organized a sensitization and awareness creation program at Damongo in the Savannah Region. This was done in collaboration with the Forest Services Division (FSD) and with support from the Climate ChangeRead More →
The Forestry Commission (FC) has organized a send-off ceremony for the immediate Past Executive Director of, the Wildlife Division (WD), Forestry Commission, Mr. Bernard Asamoah Boateng, for his over 30 years of meritorious work with the Commission. Mr. Asamoah Boateng began as a Wildlife Game Officer and rose through theRead More →
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 Corporate Affairs & Media Relations Unit (CAMRU) in collaboration with the Climate Change Directorate (CCD) and Forest Services Division (FSD), have embarked on a sensitisation and awareness creation programme on bushfires.The event took place in the Tamale Forest District of the Northern Region as part of a series ofRead More →
The Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reduction Project (GSLERP) , hosted by the Climate Change Department of Forestry Commission, has donated logistics to the Forest Services and Wildlife Divisions of the Forestry Commission.The GSLERP is a component of the Ghana REDD+ Project that has been developed to address deforestation and degradationRead More →
The Chief Executive (CE) of the Forestry Commission (FC), Mr. John Allotey , has commended staff across the country for the tireless efforts and dedication towards achieving the mandate of the Commission. He made this known during the 2023 edition of the Chief Executive’s End of Year Awards and StaffRead More →
“People are happy with the performance of the Forestry Commission (FC), and are witnessing more action being taken to protect and conserve the forests and its resources, especially with regards to illegal mining”. This statement was made by the Chief Executive of FC, Mr. John Allotey, as he addressed ManagementRead More →
A team from the Rapid Response Unit of the Forestry Commission, drawn from various districts across the country, has demobilized 10 excavators and arrested eight persons for engaging in illegal mining activities in the Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve in the Juaboso Forest District of the Western North Region on Monday.TheyRead More →
The Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme (GCFRP) which was the first among other programmes to be launched under Ghana’s REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) Strategy has been in implementation since 2019 to reduce deforestation and forest degradation from Ghana’s cocoa landscapes. The Programme run by the REDD+Read More →
