Caring for Nature, Sustaining Livelihoods
EcoCare Ghana and Civic Response have trained 300 community members from forest fringe communities to serve as Community Forest Monitors, strengthening transparency, accountability, and citizen participation in forest governance. The training, organised in Accra across six cohorts, forms part of…
Cocoa farmers and other stakeholders in three cocoa districts (Kade, Bibiani and Manso Amenfi) in Ghana have received training on the upcoming European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), African Regional Standards (ARS) and Productivity Enhancement Programmes (PEPs). The EUDRR, which is…
Nearly four years after the launch of the European Union-funded Landscape and Environmental Agility Across the Nation (LEAN) project, smallholder farmers in 60 communities across Ghana’s transition landscape have renewed hope. They are committed to sustainable farming practices and environmental…
In a remarkable turn of events, farmers in the Transition landscape of Ghana, who chose mushroom farming as part of the European Union-funded Landscapes and Environmental Agility across the Nation (EU LEAN ) project’s additional livelihood initiative, are experiencing a…
Globally, biodiversity is essential for maintaining healthy ecosystems that provide us with clean air and water, fertile soil, medicines, and food. Without biodiversity, these essential ecosystem services would be compromised, leading to a decline general well-being of humanity. Biodiversity refers…
Forests are an important part of Ghana’s landscape, and play a critical role in both the health of people and Ghana’s economy. Over the past 30 years, Ghana’s economy has developed significantly, however, despite this growth, Ghana is still heavily…