Ghana
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Ghana’s timber industry at risk due to shortage of raw materials
The Ghana Timber Millers Organisation has warned of a shortage of timber raw materials in the country due to low production of raw materials.... Continue reading
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June 16, 2016
FLEGT licensing in Ghana and Indonesia close to operational
In May, the European Commission (EC) published a comprehensive independent evaluation of theEU FLEGT Action Plan. The Plan encompasses the wide range of EU policy measures introduced over the last decade to support good forest governance and remove illegal wood from trade, ITTO reported. The report suggests there is general recognition that VPA negotiation and implementation, strongly supported by EFI, the EC and EU Member States, have helped to sharpen the legality definition, and this has been valuable, even if no functioning TLAS has been produced. The VPA Survey revealed that three VPA implementing countries acknowledge the positive effect of the legality definition process on the development of the TLAS. And despite the challenges, two countries – Ghana and Indonesia – now have systems very close to operational. Another observation is that the Action Plan’s... Continue reading
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July 15, 2024
Ghana’s timber industry at risk due to shortage of raw materials
The Ghana Timber Millers Organisation has warned of a shortage of timber raw materials in the country due to low production of raw materials.... Continue reading
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July 15, 2024
Ghana’s timber industry at risk due to shortage of raw materials
The Ghana Timber Millers Organisation has warned of a shortage of timber raw materials in the country due to low production of raw materials.... Continue reading