News and Updates

BMW Group, Tetra Pak and Schűco International Raise Concerns Over Atewa-sourced Bauxite
Three global manufacturing companies – BMW Group, Tetra Pak and Schűco International KG – have responded to concerns over the use of aluminium made from bauxite mined in the Atewa

Decentralise education on Cocoa and Forest Initiative
Government and all stakeholders involved in sustainable cocoa production have been urged to decentralize education on the Cocoa Forest Initiative (CFI) to the district and community levels. A baseline survey

Takeaways from the Int. Conference on Cocoa Pricing and sustainability
Chocolate is certainly not a “JJC” (Johnny Just Came) consumable in the world’s list of delicacies. Made from cocoa, chocolate has been around for about 5,000 years, evolving through various

GCCP statement on COCOBOD/CCC farmer income communique
The Ghana Civil Society Cocoa Platform by this statement affirms its support for the decision taken by COCOBOD and CCC of Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire respectively to halt sustainability programs

Secure Equitable Living Income for Cocoa Farmers, CSOs urges government
In all countries where cocoa is grown, the sector is dominated by smallholder farmers, especially in Africa. The recent cocoa barometer report, which depicts distribution of the cocoa sector profits

Cocoa industry stakeholders meet to device strategies to secure equitable living income for cocoa farmers
This week, relevant international, regional and national stakeholders in cocoa production and trade are meeting in Ghana’s capital Accra for a historic purpose. Dubbed, “International Conference on Cocoa Pricing and

CSOs push for timber FLEGT license before the end of 2020
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on the Forestry Commission, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR), and the Parliament to expedite work on the conversion of extant leases

Forest Fringe communities call for stakeholder support to undertake development projects
Chiefs and community leaders in some forest-fringed communities in the Krokosua and Tano-Offin Forest Reserves have called on the government and Non-profit Organizations in the Natural Resource Sector to support

EcoCare Ghana launches Atumpan Project
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)

POSITION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ON CONVERSION OF EXTANT LEASES TOWARDS FLEGT LICENSE ISSUANCE
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