Ghana

The Ghana-EU VPA was signed in September 2008 with the agreement of all stakeholders in country. The multi-stakeholder consultation process worked well and outlined a process for forest law reform which needs to be finalised within five years. It was clear to those involved that the lack of clear concrete proposals for the reform process meant that the success of the VPA would depend to a great extent on civil society’s involvement during implementation.

Ghana has moved forward on several REDD preparation processes, with its RPP developed during 2009 and approved for a $3.4 million grant at the FCPF Participants Committee meeting in 2010. The approval was subject to revision of the R-PP to address a few key issues and pending completion of due diligence by the World Bank.