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Timber log traders vandalize Oda Forestry Commission office
Kia drivers, traders, and timber merchants at the Akyem Oda timber market in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern Region have vandalized the...
Akim Oda: One killed in clash between timber market workers and Forestry Commission staff
Tension is mounting in Akim Oda in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern Region, following a violent clash between workers at the Akim...
Close season: Forestry Commission bans hunting of wild animals
The Forestry Commission has declared the commencement of the 2023 close season on hunting in forest reserves from August 1, 2024, to December 1,...
Forestry Commission arrests 30 illegal miners, immobilises excavators
The Rapid Response Team (RRT) and staff of the Forest Services Division (FSD) in the Tarkwa District of the Western Region have arrested 19...
Why Forestry Commission is struggling to combat illegal mining
The Forestry Commission in the Greater Accra Region has attributed its inability to combat illegal mining and other environmental degradation activities to a lack...
Forestry Commission wages war against ‘galamseyers’ over destruction of reserves
The District Manager of the Forestry Commission of Sekyere Kumawu, Alfred Yabepone, has issued a stern warning to chainsaw operators and illegal miners to...
Tullow Oil and Forestry Commission partner in $90 million emissions reduction agreement
Tullow Oil plc has announced a financial investment of approximately US$90 million over a period of 10 years in an Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreement...
Bekwai Forestry Commission arrests 2 illegal miners, burns excavator [Photos+Video]
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The Bekwai Forestry Commission has arrested two persons for destroying trees in the Bosomtwi Range Forest reserve in search of gold.
The duo were arrested...
Forestry Commission taskforce allegedly destroys Chief’s farm, beats workers
Asante Akyem Agogo Gyasehene, Nana Agyei Frimpong, has alleged that a taskforce from the Forestry Commission destroyed his crop farm and assaulted his workers.
According...
Forestry Commission warns against turtle-catching
The Site Manager of the Forestry Commission of Ada East, Ernest Apenkwah, has declared zero tolerance for fishers who catch and sell turtles, saying...
Committee set up to probe alleged killing by Forestry Commission task force
A Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, says a committee has been set up to investigate the killing of two...
Mfante killing: Mankranso Forestry Commission office remains shut in fear of reprisal attacks
Three days after two brothers were allegedly shot and killed by a Forestry Commission taskforce at a community mining site in Mfante, the divisional...
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.
Out of the 21 trucks,...
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 and back...
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 five gold...
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 weeks.
The...
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, Vitus Yuordong...
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 them.
The Commission...
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 Reserve in...
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.
The illegal mining, though being...
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 some other mining equipment were discovered...
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 the country.
This...
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 new developments...
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 coordinate and provide information concerning mining...
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 Tano Nimri...
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 Deputy Minister...
Forestry Commission closes down Accra Zoo after lion kills man
The Forestry Commission has closed down the Accra Zoo effective Monday, August 29.Â
The closure comes a day after a man was allegedly attacked and...
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 the allegation is untrue and should...
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 cocoa farms...
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 of the...
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.
The suspects were...
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.
This forms part of their actions...
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 Division.
The Executive...
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 well protected.
The...
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.
This follows complaints from residents of...
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 Fulani herdsmen...
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, effected on August 1, 2021, is...
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 Juaboso District....
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 to mark...
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 Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Osei Afriyie, popularly...