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30 May 2016 Ghana
Ghana is to adopt a sustainable management mechanism that would ensure the continuous supply and use of charcoal and firewood and forestall their impact on Ghana’s forests.
08 April 2016 Ghana
Woodcarvers in Ghana are pushing for their products to be included in the VPA since they cannot be exported if they are not certified under the VPA as the time for the implementation of Ghana’s Legality Assurance System (LAS) under the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) signed between Ghana and the European Union (EU) draws closer.
21 March 2016 Ghana
There is hope for Ghana’s forestry sector after several years and endless efforts of battling illegal chainsaw milling and its associated international and local trade which had the potential to mar Ghana’s Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union under the Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) initiative. This hope was given at a closeout workshop of the EU funded project ‘Supporting the integration of legal and legitimate domestic timber markets into Voluntary Partnership Agreements’ held at the Coconut Regency Hotel – Accra on 9th March 2016.
21 March 2016 DR Congo
In DRC the civil society has the duty to support local communities for the implementation of community forestry to ensure a peaceful access and use of resources and in this way contribute to local development. With these words Joseph Bolongo, TBI DR Congo Communications Officer, sent a reminder to the civil society at a General Assembly held in the Province of Tshopo, DRC from 7 to 11 March 2016.
09 March 2016 Indonesia
Opinion Jakarta Post - Edi Purwanto - Countries adjacent to the North Pole such as Canada and countries in Northern Europe, which are developed countries, are obsessed with the beauty of their heritage landscape. This has led to the establishment of a large number of conservation areas for the benefit of people living in those countries.
29 February 2016 Indonesia
Forty years ago Indonesia started operating nationwide land rehabilitation and reforestation programs. An ambitious program, enforced by Presidential Instruction was launched in 1976 (Inpres No. 8, 1976). The program conducted land rehabilitation (soil conservation) and reforestation on watershed boundary basis and the program was active till the end of 1980’s.