Tag:timber

Conservation

Cabinet action ends 25-year-old quest for legal timber in Ghana

Thursday, March 31, 2022, will be recorded in the annals of Ghana’s forestry sector as one of its most remarkable days. On this day,...

admin - April 13, 2022

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Angola to produce 600,000 cubic metres of timber annually

Angola’s forestry potential is estimated at 70 million hectares, which allows it to produce 600,000 cubic metres of timber annually. Angola’s Minister of State for...

Michael Simire - April 30, 2021

Conservation

In Cameroon, illegal logging of high-value timber harms indigenous forest communities

Indigenous people living in forest communities are now facing the worrying consequences of illegal logging when their medicine sources and farms are devastated. In east...

Michael Simire - April 29, 2021

Agric & Biotech

Proposed wood source for Indonesian mill sparks conflict

A potential wood supplier for one of the world’s largest pulp and paper mills does not have the consent of local communities A joint investigation...

admin - March 8, 2017

Agric & Biotech

Ogun apprehends illicit timber merchants

In efforts aimed at curbing illegal felling of trees in state-owned forest reserves, the Ogun State Government has impounded three timber lorries and six...

admin - February 14, 2016

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Greenpeace tasks Spain, France, Gabon on ship’s timber cargo

Greanpeace has called on Spain, France and Gabon to urgently investigate circumstances surrounding a ship carrying timber believed to have been illegally logged in...

admin - February 7, 2016

Agric & Biotech

Govts, traders urged to stem Congo Basin timber trade

Congo Basin governments and their main timber trading partners must take concrete action to tackle illegal logging according to Greenpeace Africa. During the 14th edition of...

admin - September 9, 2015