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 →
The Chief Executive (CE) of the Forestry Commission (FC), Mr. John Allotey , has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), on behalf of the Forestry Commission, with the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), represented by Prof. Elvis Asare Bediako.The MoU seeks to provide students with a more practicalRead More →
The Forestry Commission, under the auspices of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has signed Emission Reductions Payment Agreement (ERPA) with Emergent Forest Finance Accelerator Incorporated (Emergent), a US-based non-profit organization that serves as the convenor and coordinator of the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest Finance (LEAF) Coalition. TheRead More →
Mr John Allotey, the Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, has elucidated extensively on Ghana’s reforestation and afforestation policy, disclosing that it is anchored on community engagement, accountability, and transparency. He was speaking on behalf of the Sector Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, at aRead More →
The Forestry Commission Training Center (FCTC) has held its maiden health walk and talk to educate staff on the need to stay healthy through exercising.The walk started from FCTC through Akyawkrom to Krapa.After covering a distance of 10.7 km, they stopped at Anita Hotel to perform an aerobics session andRead More →
The Timber Validation Department of Forestry Commission has organised a meeting to enlighten government entities on the formation of the Broader Market Recognition Coalition (BMRC). BMRC seeks to ensure good forest governance in tropical timber producing countries by promoting the National Sustainable Forestry Systems (NSFS). The goal is to encourageRead More →
The Forestry Commission has arrested the Chief of Manse, Nana Kwame Sobre II, and nine other suspects, for engaging in illegal mining. Seven Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) from the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) of the Forestry Commission on Wednesday dawn, carried out a swoop on illegal miners at the ManseRead More →
The Human Resources Department (HRD) of the Forestry Commission (FC) has organised a capacity building workshop for selected regional Public Relations Officers (PROs). This marks a significant step in the Commission’s agenda to decentralise its Public Relations and information dissemination network.Mrs. Anne Brown, Director of Human Resource, mentioned that PublicRead More →
The Chief Executive (CE) of Forestry Commission (FC), Mr. John Allotey , has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), on behalf of the Forestry Commission , with the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), represented by Prof. Elvis Asare Bediako .The MoU seeks to provide students with a moreRead More →
