Caring for Nature, Sustaining Livelihoods
Frustrated cocoa farmers in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality in the Western North Region are calling for urgent support from the government and various Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), as illegal mining (galamsey) activities continue to threaten cocoa production and their livelihoods.…
Sustainable forest governance is not achieved through policy frameworks and enforcement alone. It depends on transparency, accountability, and the active participation of citizens, particularly those living in forest fringe communities whose livelihoods are directly tied to forest resources.Across Ghana, these…
Cocoa farmers across Ghana are always filled with expectations in September as we prepare for the opening of the cocoa season with the announcement of new farmgate prices. However, expectation for the 2023/2024 season is at a fever-pitch high due…
The objective of the Atumpan Project is, “to effectively communicate Ghana’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade – Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT–VPA) processes, milestones and outcomes towards European Union (EU) market actors and other stakeholders, in preparation towards FLEGT licensing”.…
Civil Society notes that Ghana is on the brink of making history with the imminent issuance of FLEGT license and trading in legal timber on both the domestic and international market. It is also noted, however, that there has been…
As part of the MoCCPA project implementation process, community engagement is a vital. Selected communities undergoing the MoCCPA project get the opportunity to learn, interact and ask questions concerning the project and CFI as well. For this reason, all fourteen…