A third of the Apamprama Forest Reserve, in Ghana’s gold-rich Ashanti region, has disappeared in little more than 20 years. Satellite data show that forest loss has accelerated since 2018, when mining ...

As Ghana continues to battle deforestation and habitat loss, experts have renewed calls for urgent conservation of the country’s threatened tree species, which are vital to sustaining biodiversity and ...

Ghana today officially launches the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licence, making it the first African country and the second globally after Indonesia to issue this licence.

Despite vehement opposition from local communities and international conservation organisations, the Ghanaian government seems determined to proceed with a destructive bauxite mine in the Atewa Forest ...

By Shanna Hanbury Ghana has issued its first batch of sustainable timber licenses under the European Union Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) system, which aims to block illegal ...

The Ghanaian government has significantly ramped up the approval of mining permits under legislation passed in late 2022, intensifying concerns about runaway environmental damage. The country is ...

Photo: Ghanaian entrepreneurs Kwame Bonsu and Joann Ofori are harnessing the power of the forest for their plantation businesses. Ghana’s lush forest landscapes are more than just a natural ...

WWF – West Africa Forest Programme Office has completed its project on “Facilitating compliance with Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade and European Union Timber Regulation (EU TR) in Cote ...

John Tennyson Afele is affiliated with the African Circularity Economy Research and Policy Network (ACERPiN). He had previously received funding from the International Institute of Tropical ...