Tag: deforestation

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 ...

The Accessible Soils and Sustainable Environments (ASASE) project has been launched in Ghana by Beyond Beans Foundation and other Civil Society Organization in partnership with the public sector. This four-year groundbreaking ...

Technical Advisor to the Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission (FC), Dr. Kwakye Ameyaw, has intimated that, his outfit is working closely with allkey stakeholders to address challenges in the ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has permitted the commencement of a project worth 54.5 million US dollars to tackle the alarming rate of deforestation and forest degradation challenges in the ...