The Wildlife Division (WD) of Forestry Commission has sensitised about 100 members of the Indigenous Caterers’ Association of Ghana (ICAG), Greater Accra Chapter, on the importance of the Close Season to wildlife conservation and the socio-economic benefits it offers to the country at large. The sensitisation was done at oneRead More →
The Greater Accra Chapter of the Forestry Commission Ladies Association (FCLA) in collaboration with Human Resources (HR) Department of the Forestry Commission (FC) , have marked the Breast Cancer Awareness month (October), by organising a Health Talk under the global theme , “ Close The Care Gap” .The President ofRead More →
The Chairman of the Forestry Commission (FC) Board, Tetrete Okuamoah Sekyim II, who doubles as the Paramount Chief of Wassa Amenfi Traditional Area, has sworn in a new member of the Board.The Executive Secretary of Lands Commission , Mr. Benjamin Arthur, was sworn in as a new member of FCRead More →
The Chief Executive of Forestry Commission (FC), Mr John Allotey, has led a team to commiserate with former President John Agyekum Kufuor and his family at his residence in Peduase.This was during the one week observation of the passing on of the former President’s wife, H. E. Theresa Kufour.The teamRead 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 →
A team from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has held a lecture and interactive session on Gender Capacity Building for staff of the Forest Services Division (FSD) of the Forestry Commission (FC).Mrs Sheila N. A. O. Ashong, Acting Director for Natural Resources at EPA , gave a presentation on MainstreamingRead 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 →
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 →
