The Charcoal Chamber of Commerce Ghana which is aimed at promoting the Recognition, Regularisation and Transformation of the charcoal industry from the currently unsustainable state to a sustainable industry was inaugurated on Tuesday 9th April, 2019 at the Forestry Commission’s auditorium.

The European Union Delegation to Ghana is supporting the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission to conduct Wildlife Census in Mole National Park. This consist of training of staff at the Park to assist in using a light aircraft to carry out an Aerial Wildlife Census and Ground Line Transect Counting of the wildlife of the Park.  

March 21 of every year has been declared as the International Day of Forests. It is a day set aside by the United Nations (UN) to raise awareness on the importance of all types of forests and trees outside forests.

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources in collaboration with the Forestry Commission and other stakeholders will observe the International Day of Forests on March 21, 2019. The global theme for the celebration of the International Day of Forests 2019 is “Forests and Education”.

The Timber Industry Development Division (TIDD) of the Forestry Commission and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the latter’s office in Accra. Dr. Ben Nath Donkor, the Executive Director of TIDD, signed on behalf of Forestry Commission while Mr. Benjamin Adjei, Assistant FAO Representative (Programmes), signed on behalf of FAO.

The Forestry Commission led by the Chief Executive, Mr. Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, together with the Deputy Minister in charge of Forestry at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Benito Owusu Bio, the Deputy CE of Forestry Commission, Mr. John M. Allotey, some Board members, Directors and management staff visited selected Youth In Afforestation 

The Forestry Commission, led by Mr. John Allotey, Deputy Chief Executive; together with Mr. Oppon Sasu, ED of FSD; Dr. Ben Donkoh, ED of TIDD; Mr. Chris Beeko, Director of TVD; Mr. Alex Asare, Acting Director of RMSC; and many top 

The forestry Commission of Ghana led by Mr. Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie signed an Agreement with the China National Electronic Export and Import Corporation (CEIEC) on the 22nd of January 2019 at the Boardroom of the Forestry Commission HQ.

FORESTRY COMMISSION STAFF SHOT IN THE CHIPA FOREST RESERVE

28TH JAN, 2019. Mr. Emmanuel Tei, a Chief Resource Guard with the Tema District of the Forest Services Division of the Forestry Commission, was shot by an unidentified person on 25th January, 2019, in the Chipa Forest Reserve, Agomeda.

PRESS STATEMENT

RESPONSE TO ALLEGATIONS OF WRONG SEIZURE OF WOOD FROM SOKOBAN WOOD DEALERS BY FORESTRY COMMISSION MONITORING TEAMS

Introduction

For the past year and a half, there has been allegations and outcry from wood dealers from Sokoban Wood Village in Kumasi, about unlawful seizure of their wood by Forestry Commission Monitoring Teams. On January 8, 2019, a group of wood dealers, numbering about forty – five (45), besieged the Forestry Commission (FC) Headquarters, located on the GIMPA Road.  The reason for their presence on the Commission’s premises was to present their grievances to the Chief Executive. Among them, were: