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10 June 2022 Ghana
In May this year, the Government of Ghana through Executive Instrument 144, the Forests (Cessation of Forest Reserve) Instrument, 2022 declassified some portions of the Achimota Forest Reserve.
07 June 2022 Ghana
Tropenbos Ghana helped to develop 12 Village Savings and Loan Associations in the Juabeso-Bia and Sefwi-Wiawso landscapes. This has provided cocoa smallholders with access to finance to invest in climate-smart practices, such as diversifying their crops and improving irrigation.
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.