Our focus in 2017 was on advocacy campaign against mining in forest reserves. A review of the guidelines for mining in forest reserves was initiated by the Chamber of Mines through the Environmental Protection Agency…
"The current controversy surrounding Exton Cubic Group Limited’s mineral licence in the Tano Offin Forest Reserve is a big embarrassment to government and completely exposes the loopholes in the mineral rights allocation. This needless confusion…
In September 2020, the European Commission working through the Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENVI) unilaterally decided to evaluate and assess the effectiveness of the FLEGT initiative and held an EUTR and FLEGT-VPA fitness check public…
PRESS RELEASE MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATIONS NANA ADDO DANQUAH AKUFO-ADDO – PRESIDENT-ELECT Accra, 20th December, 2016. Forest Watch Ghana (FWG), a civil society network of over 35 CSOs and individuals, extends sincere congratulations to you on…
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 2014 NATIONAL FOREST FORUM HELD AT THE INSTITUTE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUDIES, ACCRA FROM TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18 TO FRIDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2014, PREAMBLE One hundred and sixty-seven (167)…