Bill to protect wild animals, trees in the offing
By: Edzorna Francis Mensah Parliament will soon pass the Wildlife Resources Management Bill 2022 to give proper meaning to the old existing laws in Ghana to offer more protection in accordance with international conventions on wildlife to which Ghana is a signatory to. The Bill, currently at the consideration stage before the House, is largely […]
Forestry Commission clamps down on illegal miners
The Rapid Response Team (RRT) of the Forestry Commission, upon intelligence surveillance, has arrested 13 persons, who were undertaking illegal mining in the Bonsa River Forest Reserve in the Western Region. A statement from the Commission said the suspects were made up of seven Ghanaians and six Chinese. The Ghanaians were identified as Halidu Salam, […]
More than 100 culprits face prosecution for illegal mining in Kyebi Forest Reserve
The Deputy Regional Manager of the Forestry Commission, Emmanuel Owusu Nkwantabisa, has hinted that over one hundred people are facing prosecution for engaging in illegal mining activities within the Kyebi forest reserve. In an interview with the media in Koforidua as part of activities to mark the International Day of the Forest, on the theme, […]
Forestry Commission fights illegal mining in Forest Reserves
SOURCE: GNA Staff of the Bekwai Forest District of Ashanti Region of the Forest Services Division (FSD) of the Forestry Commission (FC), are waging a war against illegal mining activities in the Bunusu portion of the Oda River Forest Reserve, and the Kokoro-Odaho portions of the Apamprama Forest Reserves. Mr. Clement Omari, the Regional Manager […]
Forestry Commission takes steps to protect reserves from fires
SOURCE: GNA The Forestry Commission says it has taken pragmatic steps to safeguard protected areas in the Upper West Region against incidences of wildfires as the harmattan season sets in. As part of the efforts, the Commission, with the assistance of the Youth in Afforestation, is constructing fire rides as well as controlling burning around […]
Accra Zoo does not have CCTV cameras yet – Forestry Commission
By Nana Ama Gyapong The Manager of Corporate Affairs at the Forestry Commission, Mrs Joyce Kwafo Ofori, has revealed that the Accra Zoo does not have CCTV cameras to determine who goes in and out of the zoo yet. She made this revelation during a phone interview on GTV’s Breakfast show on Monday, August 29. […]
Irate youth set Forestry Commission office on fire in Dormaa West
Some irate youth of Diabaa in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region have set a military base and an office of the Forestry Commission in the area ablaze. This comes after officials of the Commission cut down about twenty plantain crops that had been grown in a forest reserve by farmers in the […]
MLNR initiates Independent audit into Achimota Forest Lands
By Roselyn Ganyaglo The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources is to initiate processes for an independent audit into the acreage of lands in the Achimota Forest Reserve, de-gazetted and handed over to the Owoo family. This follows disparities in the acreage agreed by previous administrations and the final acreage of 361.50 acres released to […]
