Addressing the media on the study published on Wednesday, the Capacity Building Expert, Abena Wood, said illegal logging is a major cause of Ghana’s deforestation.
“Between 2000 and 2010, increase in forest cover through forest plantations is 150,000 hectares, which accounts for only 13% of forest cover loss (1,150,000 hectares),” she stated.
Adding that, "right now we are cutting more than we are growing at a rate of three times more."
Tropenbos Ghana is an NGO implementing a European Union (EU) project of “strengthening the capacities of non-state actors to improve Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade, Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA) and Reducing Emission from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) in West Africa.
Delivering the report, Ms Wood indicated that the 2012 forest and wildlife policy intended to ban illegal timber on the domestic market has not been achieved.
According to her, there is a high demand for wood by consumers but low supply deficit leading to high logging but little or no reforestation.
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