THE GHANA ROSEWOOD MESS: FAST-TRACKING GHANA VPA IMPLEMENTATION AS A SOLUTION

By:
Civic Response
Published:
September 5, 2017
Countries:
Ghana
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Document type:
Press release
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3858
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THE GHANA ROSEWOOD MESS: FAST-TRACKING GHANA VPA IMPLEMENTATION AS A SOLUTION
Rosewood logging and trade under salvage permit is undermining significant strides made over the last decade at addressing illegal logging; and reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation in Ghana.
As rosewood and other trees in the northern regions are logged, the area fast becomes a desert, making agriculture difficult, compounding their increasing poverty levels.
CSOs call on the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources to check this and sanitize the forest sector.