ABIDJAN, Ivory CoastABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — New documents on logging permits in Ghana indicate most timber exported from the country is likely illegal, exposing purchasers to possible jail time under a ...

Ghana is in the final stages of becoming the first African country to issue FLEGT licence to cover its timber and wood products traded on the European market. The feat was achieved during the 11th ...

The Forestry Commission has issued the first six certificates to five Ghanaian companies to export timber and timber products to the European market under the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance, and ...

The Government of Ghana and the European Union (EU) have met to review progress towards the implementation of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA). The VPA is aimed at ensuring legal means of ...

The coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working in the forestry sector, known as Forest Watch Ghana, has raised alarms regarding the state of Ghana’s timber trade and forest resources due ...

From BBC News: Timber is one of Ghana's biggest foreign exchange earners. But Ghana is losing its forests, as a result of gangs of unlicensed chainsaw operators that devastate the country's forests, ...

Timber is a valuable natural resource that serves directly as material for use in the construction, paper and furniture industries. Ghana’s forest area is estimated to be 9.17 million hectares with ...

The country’s timber volume fell by 20.44% and in value by 13.04% in 2011. Timber’s foreign exchange earnings also fell slightly, as the country realised 7,187,938 euros from export of 21,020 cubic ...

The European Union has signed a sustainable forestry deal with Ghana that would stop imports of illegally-harvested timber from the West African nation, according to a statement released by the ...

Timber was once the third largest export for the West African nation and the latest revelation that Ghana may have to import the commodity will send shockwaves to authorities and environmentalists.

The bulk of timber produced from logging operations in Ghana fails to meet criteria set for import into the E.U. claims a new report from Global Witness. The environmental watchdog group analyzed some ...