The Chief Executive of Forestry Commission, Mr. John Allotey ,has admonished all Regional and District Managers of the Forest Services Division (FSD) in illegal mining endemic areas that the time has come for the Commission to change its strategies to enable it combat illegal mining in the nation’s forest reserves.Mr.Read More →
The Kumasi Wood Cluster Association (KWC) in collaboration with the Chamber of Construction Industry and the Timber Industry Development Division of Forestry Commission have organised an exhibition of lesser-used and plantation timber products in Accra as part of an awareness creation programme under the theme ‘Emerging Wood Species Fit forRead More →
The Ministry for Lands and Natural Resources ( MLNR) and Social Development and Gender Specialists have conducted a gender, monitoring and evaluation capacity assessment of the Forestry Commission. The programme falls under the implementation of Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small Scale Mining Project (2021- 2027).Selected staff from Greater Accra officesRead More →
As part of the health and safety awareness facilitated by the HR, the staff of FC have been educated on prostate cancer by a medical superintendent of the Achimota Hospital, Dr. David Kwabena Okoh.Dr. David emphasis on the chances, risk factors, stages of prostate cancer and available treatment options.Staff wereRead More →
The Forestry Commission of Ghana in collaboration with Teaknet and other stakeholders have organised the 4th World Teak conference (WTC) dubbed “Global Teak Market; Challenges and opportunities for emerging Market & Developing Economies”. The 3- day programme saw over 300 participants from about 38 countries including researchers, marketers and agroRead More →
The Chief Executive of Forestry Commission, Mr. John Allotey, has led a delegation made up of the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Lands and Forestry, Hon. Francis Manu Adabor, the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, in charge of Forestry, Hon. Benito Owusu- Bio ; some membersRead More →
The Chief Executive of Forestry Commission, Mr. John Allotey ,has assured the chiefs and people of Busunu in the Savannah Region that the Forestry Commission will help in some developmental projects being undertaken in the town.He mentioned that FC over the period ,has given employment at the Mole National ParkRead More →
Some staff of the Edo State Forestry Commission in Nigeria, have called on the Chief Executive of Forestry Commission (FC) Ghana, to get assistance and technical advice on setting up their office. The call was part of the group’s two-week intensive training scheduled to take place at Resource Management SupportRead More →
The Chief Executive of Forestry Commission, Mr. John Allotey, has visited and inspected a refuse dump site at Bosofuor, close to the Offin Forest Reserve in Mampong , Ashanti Region, where 8,011 tree seedlings were dumped . The visit was to ascertain the circumstances under which the seedlings were dumpedRead More →
Members of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) have paid a courtesy visit to the Chief Executive of Forestry Commission, Mr. John Allotey to interact, learn about the activities of Forestry Commission and officially introduce themselves to management of FC.Mr. Allotey welcomed the GJA team and expressed his excitement about theRead More →
