Tag: deforestation

Illegal mining in Africa is on the rise and is driven by rising global demand for precious minerals. This underground industry, largely unregulated, is thriving in countries like Ghana, Nigeria, ...

In a compelling World Press Freedom Day message for 2024, former President John Dramani Mahama has emphasized the pivotal role of journalism in addressing the looming environmental crisis facing the ...

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Lands and Forestry, Benito Owusu-Bio, has made a strong case for Ghana and Ivory Coast to strengthen collaborative efforts ...

Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has charged President Akufo-Addo to be resolute in his fight against illegal mining in the country. According to the group, the President’s words on deforestation do not ...

The European Union has dismissed reports that Ghana’s cocoa will be banned on the international market. Speaking on behalf of the EU Ambassador to Ghana, Irchad Razaarly, at the 2022 ...

The two leading candidates in Brazil’s general election- left-winger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, will face each other in the second round of the election ...

Nestlé has indicated making progress against ending deforestation and the destruction of other natural habitats within the cocoa supply chain in Ghana and Ivory Coast. In a new report released ...

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is set to commence a field survey exercise under the Environmental, Social and Management System (ESMS) in May 2021. The exercise aims at assessing the ...

The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) has issued a joint statement highlighting the need to halt the destruction of the world's forests. The CPF is made up of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), ...

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and the Ghana Forestry Commission (GFC) have reached an agreement to align the Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Program (GCFRP) and the Cocoa & Forests Initiative ...