Chief To Cut Down Thousands Of Cocoa Farms For Oil Palm Plantation
Thousands of smallholder cocoa farmers in the Wassa Amenfi East Municipality of the Western Region of Ghana say they risk losing their farms in the coming weeks, as their landlord…
Major Chocolate Companies Failed in Pledge to end Deforestation in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire
‘Sweet Nothings’ report shows cocoa still driving destruction of protected areas, chimpanzee and elephant habitat loss four years after industry pledge More than four years after the high-profile launch of…
Cocoa Farmers Call for the Review of Child Labour Laws to Suit Ghana’s Cultural Context
Cocoa Farmer Groups and Cooperatives in Ghana have called on the government and the international community to take into account the Ghanaian cultural context in their definition of Child Labour.…
The EU has a new Deforestation Law: Here’s what it means
In a major development, the European Commission has proposed a new law to halt deforestation and minimise the EU’s impact on forests worldwide. The proposed law will require companies that…
Keep Calm and COP Out: 26th UN Climate Conference offers Promises instead of Action
The United Nation’s 26th Climate Conference (COP26) - “our best last chance on climate” - is over. We were promised increased ambition, more cash for those most affected by climate change,…
National Cocoa Rehabilitation Programme in limbo – Farmers tell GARDJA
Government’s National Cocoa Rehabilitation Programme risks total collapse following an admission by some supervisors and cocoa farmers that the Programme is crumpling and needs to be rescued immediately. The youth…
Farmers call on stakeholders to intervene in food production and marketing
Farmers in the transition landscape of Ghana have called on the government and private sector to support them to ensure food security. The transition landscape often referred to as the…
Climate Change Report 21 (Cover page)
Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying – IPCC
Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, released today.…
As the First Round of EU-Ghana-Cote D’Ivoire Cocoa Talks Wraps up, the Way Ahead is Still Unclear
The European Commission and the governments of Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire are now wrapping up their first round of “Cocoa Talks”. Discussions have been ongoing since September 2020 about what…
Participants at the launch
LEAN Project launched to improve the livelihoods of farmers in the Transition Landscape
Tropenbos Ghana and EcoCare Ghana has launched a four-year project aimed at improving the livelihood of 12,000 farmers in the Transition landscape of Ghana. The event was held at the…