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Civic Response
Civic Response is a natural resource and environmental (NRE) governance policy advocacy organisation working to entrench resource rights.
Enhancing SRA enforcement in Ghana: Civic Response set to train Community SRA committees, Forest Services Division staff and selected timber companies.![]()
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Civic Response, in partnership with Rights and Advocacy Initiatives Network (RAIN) and the Forestry Commission of Ghana, is implementing the Support for the implementation of Social Responsibility Agreements (SRA) in Ghana’s forestry sector - Enhancing SRA Implementation in Ghana Project.![]()
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The project seeks to enhance the effective implementation, monitoring, and transparency of Social Responsibility Agreements (SRA) within Ghana’s forest sector in line with the requirements of the Ghana-EU Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA) and the Ghana Legality Assurance System (GhLAS), and to improve the understanding, compliance, and transparency in the negotiation, execution, and monitoring of SRAs.![]()
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Under the project, 280 Forestry Commission Regional and District Managers and 20 staff from 20 selected timber companies will be trained to comply with the policy, legal, and operational requirements for SRA implementation. One hundred and forty-two (142) Community SRA Committees will also receive training in transparency and accountability in the use of community funds.![]()
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The SRA platform was developed by Devnest Systems.![]()
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The project is funded by Agence Française de Développement (AFD) under the EU-FLEGT VPA programme. ![]()
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Here are pictures from the inception workshop held last week to formally introduce the project to stakeholders.![]()
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Rights & Advocacy Initiatives Network Forestry Commission Ghana Forest Watch Ghana EcoCare Ghana Nature & Development Foundation Friends of the Earth Ghana AFD - Agence Française de Développement Devnest Systems Limited
Is it time to review the Social Responsibility Agreement (SRA) percentage? Forest Fringe communities call for an increase in SRA percentage.![]()
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There are growing calls for the Forestry Commission (FC) of Ghana to increase the Social Responsibility Agreement paid to forest fringe communities from the current 5% to 20%.![]()
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This came to light during Civic Responses’ recent visits, in February and March 2026, to 62 selected forest-fringed communities across 12 forest districts in six (6) regions of Ghana. The regions are Western North, Western, Eastern, Ashanti, Bono and Ahafo.![]()
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The community engagements form part of the Akofena project- a UK Forest Governance, Markets and Climate (FGMC) Programme- which seeks to strengthen civil society participation, community engagement, and government accountability in Ghana and Liberia’s forest governance systems.![]()
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Interactions with community members during open forums revealed that a number of these communities are no longer satisfied with the 5% SRA they received. They lamented that the amount involved is too small to undertake community infrastructural development at a pace and scale they desire. ![]()
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Legally, communities within a 5-kilometre radius of forests where logging is taking place are entitled to receive 5% of stumpage fees paid by timber companies to the FC as SRA. The SRA is to provide financial incentives to forest-fringed communities (whether settler communities or indigenes) to protect the forest resources around them.![]()
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Increase SRA to 20% of Stumpage Fees- Forest Fringe Communities - Civic Response
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There are growing calls for the Forestry Commission (FC) of Ghana to increase the Social Responsibility Agreement paid to forest fringe communities from the current 5% to 20%. This came to light durin...
On this Biodiversity Day, we celebrate all our community forest monitors who are taking action to protect our forests. And we call on all stakeholders to take action to protect and conserve biodiversity locally for global impact.![]()
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The loss of every single tree, without proper safeguards, is not just environmental damage but also a threat to life and to future generations. This is why strengthening forest monitoring is key to sustainable forest governance.![]()
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Through the “Akofena Project,” which seeks to strengthen civil society participation, community engagement, and government accountability in Ghana and Liberia’s forest governance systems, Civic Response engaged 63 forest fringe communities across 12 forest districts (Sefwi Wiawso, Juaboso, Enchi, Asankragua, Oda, Kade, Dormaa, Goaso, Bekwai, New Edubiase, Kumawu, and Juaso) within Timber Utilisation Contract (TUC) areas in Ghana, promoting citizen action in forest governance.![]()
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These community engagements created platforms for stakeholder dialogue to promote independent forest monitoring, accountability, and sustainable forest management. As part of the process, community forest monitors were selected for further capacity building, and Social Responsibility Agreement (SRA) committees were formed to strengthen community-led monitoring and address illegal logging and other forest infractions.![]()
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Through collaboration and active citizen action, communities are being empowered to safeguard Ghana’s forest resources for present and future generations.![]()
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Together, we are promoting citizen action and empowering communities to protect Ghana’s forests for present and future generations.![]()
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The Akofena Project is supported by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, under the Forest Governance, Markets and Climate Programme (FGMC).![]()
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