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Timber Team Seizes 15 Trucks, Shuts Sawmill in Ahafo and Ashanti
Ghana's National Timber Monitoring Team (NTMT) has intercepted more than 15 cargo trucks loaded with illegally harvested timber and shut down an unlicensed sawmill...
Rubber Tapper Gets Three Years for Sneaking Into Ghana’s Last Rainforest to Hunt
A man who entered Ghana's most biologically sensitive forest to hunt illegally has been sentenced to three years in prison, in one of the...
Galamsey Kingpin Arrested After Offering GH₵20K Bribe to NAIMOS Officers
Anti illegal mining operatives arrested a suspected galamsey kingpin and four accomplices on Saturday after he allegedly attempted to bribe taskforce members with 20,000...
Forestry Commission Deputy CEO Targeted for Defending Ghana’s Forests
The ongoing legal and administrative challenges confronting Elikem Kotoko, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, are increasingly being viewed by forestry experts...
Minister Inaugurates Timber Monitoring Team to Combat Illegal Logging
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has inaugurated a nine member National Timber Monitoring Team tasked with curbing forest...
