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06 April 2022 Ghana
Ghana’s cabinet has approved the conversion of all 156 extant timber concessions and permits into Timber Utilization Contracts (TUC), after years of advocacy for same by Tropenbos Ghana.
04 April 2022 Ghana
As part of efforts to reclaim farmlands that have been destroyed by small scale mining activities, Tropenbos Ghana and A Rocha Ghana with funding from Norad have engaged community members in the Amansie West district to restore mined-out areas.
24 March 2022 Ghana
On the occasion of International Day of Forests, Tropenbos Ghana and pupils from five selected schools in the Bia West District - Western North Region embarked on a walk to raise awareness on the need to preserve Ghana’s forest reserves. The selected schools were Lamplighter, Bia National Park, Debiso A, B, and C Junior High Schools. The procession was along principal streets in Debiso, a community within the district.
21 March 2022 Ghana
The United Nations General Assembly in 2012 proclaimed March 21 as International Day of Forests (IDF). The day celebrates and raises awareness on the importance of all types of forests and trees around the world, and their contribution to the well-being of people i.e. both present and future generations. The world is however losing forests and trees at an alarming rate of about 10 million hectares per annum; contributing to increasing greenhouse gas emissions, and exacerbating climate change scenarios and impacts. This poses major threats to livelihoods especially in developing countries, as well as production/supply and consumption chains that largely depend on forests resources.
03 February 2022 Ghana
To increase adoption of climate-smart farming technologies, the ReDIAL project organized climate-smart agriculture (CSA) sensitization forums for cereal and grain smallholder farmers in the Ejura municipality. The sensitization was carried out in collaboration with the Ejura Department of Agriculture extension officers in Yaabraso, Anyinasu, Kasei, Nyame Bekyere, Bayere Nkwanta, Abrewano, Frante, Teacherkrom, Dijoe, and Fa me shɛ baabi farming communities.
26 November 2021 Ghana
Ten people with sustainable green business ideas have been selected under the Mobilizing More for Climate (MoMo4c) programme for further development. This was after a business call was opened to invite green business ideas/proposals that take into consideration innovative climate actions which seek to address some identified Key Landscape Challenges (KLC). The call for green business ideas/proposals focused on the following;