Ghana
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Survey – Impact of pandemic on Ghana’s tropical timber sector
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the measures adopted to try and slow its spread are having a huge impact. The following survey offered by correspondents in tropical timber producing countries tries to clarify the consequences of the coronavirus crisis on Ghana's timber industry. 1. Are mills still operating? Mills in the country with available raw materials and orders are currently in production, as government announced COVID-19 measures, so far, were specific and restricted to the movement of persons. The measures exempted the production and movement of goods and essential services. Factory workers who show evidence of any form of IDs were not affected by the movement restrictions but expected to comply with social distancing. These are measures by Executive Instrument (EI) imposed under EI 64 and EI 65 on Public Gatherings and restricted movement of persons... 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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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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April 28, 2020
Survey – Impact of pandemic on Ghana’s tropical timber sector
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the measures adopted to try and slow its spread are having a huge impact. The following survey offered by correspondents in tropical timber producing countries tries to clarify the consequences of the coronavirus crisis on Ghana's timber industry. 1. Are mills still operating? Mills in the country with available raw materials and orders are currently in production, as government announced COVID-19 measures, so far, were specific and restricted to the movement of persons. The measures exempted the production and movement of goods and essential services. Factory workers who show evidence of any form of IDs were not affected by the movement restrictions but expected to comply with social distancing. These are measures by Executive Instrument (EI) imposed under EI 64 and EI 65 on Public Gatherings and restricted movement of persons... Continue reading
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April 28, 2020
Survey – Impact of pandemic on Ghana’s tropical timber sector
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the measures adopted to try and slow its spread are having a huge impact. The following survey offered by correspondents in tropical timber producing countries tries to clarify the consequences of the coronavirus crisis on Ghana's timber industry. 1. Are mills still operating? Mills in the country with available raw materials and orders are currently in production, as government announced COVID-19 measures, so far, were specific and restricted to the movement of persons. The measures exempted the production and movement of goods and essential services. Factory workers who show evidence of any form of IDs were not affected by the movement restrictions but expected to comply with social distancing. These are measures by Executive Instrument (EI) imposed under EI 64 and EI 65 on Public Gatherings and restricted movement of persons... Continue reading