Ghana could earn tens of millions of dollars for reducing its deforestation rate under a carbon-trading initiative proposed by a coalition of developing countries and under discussion this week at U.N ...

Members of the Atikpo settler community near Abutia in Ghana's Volta Region do brisk business on the fringes of the Kalakpa game reserve. TRF/Maxwell Awumah ACCRA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hopes ...

Bauxite mining would threaten birds, plants, and clean water. A Christian conservation group is fighting the Ghana government in court over plans to mine bauxite in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve. The ...

ACCRA, Ghana, March 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ghana Forestry Commission and Terraformation, a native, biodiverse reforestation company, today marked the next phase of their collaboration at a ...

On Dec. 10, 2025, Ghana’s government revoked one of the worst pieces of environmental legislation in our country’s history. The Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations passed ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Rampant deforestation has cleared seven percent of Ghana’s tree cover in just over a decade Ghana contains forests that are biologically unique and ...

Ghana has around 7.9 million hectares of forested land (35% of the total land area), according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. Around 7.6 million hectares are primary or naturally ...

Photo: Ghanaian entrepreneurs Kwame Bonsu and Joann Ofori are harnessing the power of the forest for their plantation businesses. Ghana’s lush forest landscapes are more than just a natural ...

The European Forest Institute (EFI) has launched a new project to support Ghana’s efforts in sustainable forest management and governance. The project, implemented by five consortiums and titled ...

Accra, Dec. 19, GNA— The government has officially revoked Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, a law that allowed mining activities in forest reserves, as part of efforts to combat illegal mining, or ...