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Forestry Commission impounds 21 trucks of stolen wood

The Bono Regional Forestry Commission has intercepted 21 trucks loaded with stolen wood from various reserves in the enclave.

Illegal miners shoot forestry commission staff in the head, back

A staff of the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) of the Forestry Commission (FC), John Baba Konlan, has been shot in the head...

Forestry guard who went missing in Sunyani found on refuse site at Nkawkaw

A Bono Regional Forestry Commission guard, Vitus Yuordong, who went missing in the Sunyani municipality, has been found at a refuse site...

Bekwai Forestry Commission seizes 3 vehicles, 5 gold detectors and burns 23 changfans

The Bekwai Forestry Commission in an operation in the Oda River and Supuma forest reserves has seized three cars, three motorbikes, and...

Forestry Commission launches intensive search for missing staff in Bono Region

A member of the rapid response team from the Forestry Commission in the Bono Region has been missing for the past two...

Forestry Commission staff reported missing

The management of the Bono Regional Forestry Commission and the Sunyani Forest District Office have mounted a search for a missing staff,...

2023 Green Ghana exceeds target with 11.5 million seedlings distributed so far – Forestry...

The 2023 Green Ghana Day witnessed some 11,530,672 seedlings distributed and planted across the country, thus, exceeding the 10 million target.

Pay our royalties or … Forest Reserve Fringe Communities in Volta warn Forestry Commission...

Members of the Forest Reserve Fringe Communities have given the Forestry Commission and authorities till August to settle all outstanding payment due...

Forestry Commission confiscates 25,000 illegal pieces of wood at Juaboso

A team from the Forestry Commission and the military has confiscated about 25,000 pieces of illegal wood from the Krokosue Hill Forest...

Forestry commission demobilises mining equipment in Atewa forest

The Forestry Commission has demobilised some mining equipment and an excavator engaged in illegal mining along the Atewa forest reserve. 

Forestry Commission burns excavator in the Atewa Forest Reserve [Photos]

The Forestry Commission has burnt an excavator in the Atewa Forest Reserve in the Eastern Region. The excavator and...

Forestry Commission to establish 3 additional zoos in Ghana

The Chief Executive officer (CEO) of the Forestry commission, John Allotey, has revealed the commission's agenda to establish three additional zoos in...

Forestry Commission tours Accra Zoo ahead of reopening [Photos]

The Forestry Commission Board, led by the Chairman Tetrete Okuamoah Sekyim II, has toured the Accra Zoo to inspect ongoing works and...

Galamsey fight: Forestry Commission to set up mining unit

The Forestry Commission is considering establishing a mining unit under the Forest Services Division. The unit, according to stakeholders, will...
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Forestry Commission gave consent to Wontumi’s Akonta Mining to enter Nimri Forest Reserve

The Forestry Commission says the Minerals Commission may go ahead and process documents of Akonta Mining Limited for its permit entry into the...
Deputy Lands Minister, Forestry Commission Board visit Accra Zoo

Deputy Lands Minister, Forestry Commission Board storm Accra Zoo after lion killed man

Following a meeting between the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Forestry Commission Board on Wednesday, 31st August 2022, the...

Forestry Commission closes down Accra Zoo after lion kills man

The Forestry Commission has closed down the Accra Zoo effective Monday, August 29.  The closure comes a day after...

Forestry Commission reacts to reports that a lion has escaped from Accra Zoo

The Forestry Commission has rejected claims that one of the lions at the Accra Zoo has escaped. The Commission said...

Forestry Commission strikes again; destroys 300 acres of illegal farms

As part of continuous efforts to clamp down on illegal activities in forest reserves, the Forestry Commission has destroyed 300 acres of...

Irate youth set military base, Forestry Commission office on fire

Some irate youth of Diabaa in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region have set a military base and an office...

Forestry Commission arrests 5 for mining in Bosomtwe Forest Reserve

The Forestry Commission, through its surveillance task force, has arrested five illegal miners in the Bosomtwe Forest Reserve of the Ashanti Region.

Forestry Commission destroys 5 hectares of illegal farms

The Juaboso-Bia forest district has destroyed five hectares of illegal plantain farms in the Krokosue Hill forest reserve.
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Forestry Commission makes changes to its operations

There has been an operational shake-up at the Forestry Commission, with the movement of all 16 regional managers of the Forest Services...
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Forestry Commission gives latest update on businessman’s tigers [Audio]

The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission says the two tigers owned by businessman, Nana Kwame Bediako, also known as Chedar, are...
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Forestry Commission to relocate 2 tigers from an Accra residence – Police

The Ghana Police Service says it is taking steps to remove two tigers from a private residence in Accra.

Beyi W’ano: Forestry Commission cautions Fulani herdsmen to stop destroying forest reserves

The Bono Regional Forestry Manager, Isaac Noble Eshun, has announced that measures have been put in place to halt the activities of...

Forestry Commission lifts ban on hunting in forests

The Forestry Commission has announced a lifting of the ban on hunting wild animals in Ghana’s forests. The ban,...

Juaboso Forestry Commission arrests 8 illegal chainsaw operators

The Sehwi Juaboso Forestry Commission has confiscated 3,000 logged timber from illegal chainsaw operators in the Krokosue Hill Forest Reserve in the...

Remembering Rawlings@74: Foundation, Achimota School and Forestry Commission partner to plant trees

The J.J. Rawlings Foundation, in conjunction with the Achimota School and the Forestry Commission, organise a tree-planting exercise at the Achimota School...

Late Sir John’s aide quits Forestry Commission job

JoyNews/AdomNews · Late Sir John's aide quits Forestry Commission job Aide to late Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the...

Police petitions Forestry Commission for lighting on Achimota-GIMPA road

The Accra region police has petitioned the Forestry Commission to provide lighting on the Achimota-GIMPA road to prevent the recurrence of criminal...

Zoomlion, Forestry Commission plant over 600,000 trees in Accra

As part of the national tree planting exercise and to green the country, waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has partnered the...

Forestry Commission to plant 5 million trees under Green Ghana project

JoyNews/AdomNews · Forestry Commission to plant 5 million trees The Forestry Commission, through the Ministry of Lands and Natural...

3 farmers arrested as Forestry Commission destroys two acres of ‘weed plantation’

The Western North Regional Police Command and Forestry Commission, in a joint operation, have arrested three suspected 'weed' farmers.

Sefwi Wiawso chief donates drones to Forestry Commission

The Sefwi Wiawso Paramount Chief, Okatakyire Kwasi Bumangama II, has donated two drone cameras to Sefwi Juaboso and Wiawso District Forestry Commission.

Juaboso-Bia Forestry Commission supplies desks to three districts

To reduce the infrastructural deficit in some public schools in the Western North Region, the Juaboso-Bia Forestry Commission has distributed 300 mono...
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Meet the new CEO of the Forestry Commission after demise of Sir John

The then Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Forestry Commission, J.M. Allotey, has been sworn in as the substantive Chief Executive...

Three fake Forestry Commission ‘staff’ remanded

The Amasaman Circuit Court has remanded three suspects into police custody for duping thousands of unsuspecting members of the public of varied...

Harmattan: Forestry Commission readies itself to tackle bush fires

Head of Corporate Affairs and Media Relations at the Forestry Commission, Joyce Ofori, has assured Ghanaians of the Commission’s readiness to combat...

Forestry guard dies in a gory accident at Tamso

A thirty-five-year-old forestry guard, Emmaunel Manu has died in a gory accident that happened at Tamso in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality at the...