Tag:Ghana

Agric & Biotech

Saga of issuance of timber legality licenses in Ghana

March 2021 has come and gone, and yet Ghana has not been able to issue a single Forest Law Environment Governance Trade (FLEGT) or...

Michael Simire - May 6, 2021

Pollution

Germany, Ecuador, Ghana, Vietnam seek global agreement against marine litter

The environment ministers of Germany, Ecuador, Ghana and Vietnam are holding an international ministerial conference against marine litter in September 2021 to promote a...

Michael Simire - April 1, 2021

Conservation

EU scheme to rescue mangrove forests in Ghana, eight other West Africa countries

Just as tropical forests help to maintain ecological balance and support livelihoods in the hinterlands, so mangrove forests fulfil critical functions in coastal areas. Mangroves...

Michael Simire - February 24, 2021

Agric & Biotech

Solidaridad to support Nigeria, Ghana in oil palm production

Solidaridad West Africa says it is making progress in enabling governments in Nigeria and Ghana to support and work with farmers toward a more...

Michael Simire - February 21, 2021

Conservation

BMW, Tetra Pak, Schüco flay plans to mine bauxite from Ghana’s Atewa Forest

As Ghana weighs the economic benefits of mining bauxite for aluminum at the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, three global manufacturing companies – BMW Group,...

Michael Simire - February 9, 2021

Waste Management

Germany funded waste-to-energy project targeting municipal solid waste underway in Ghana

As nations worldwide continue to embrace the concept of waste as a resource to cherish and not to discard, Ghana is also coming up...

Michael Simire - December 17, 2020

Cover

Ghanaian loggers without processing mills targeted for FLEGT compliance capacity development

Ghana’s long and arduous journey towards issuing FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement Governance Trade) licences is set to end in March 2021. Issuing FLEGT licence,...

Michael Simire - December 17, 2020

Water & Sanitation