The Forestry Commission of Ghana

The Forestry Commission of Ghana is responsible for the regulation of utilization of forest and wildlife resources, the conservation and management of those resources and the coordination of policies related to them. The Commission embodies the various public bodies and agencies that were individually implementing the functions of protection, management, the regulation of forest and wildlife resources. The Forestry Commission is divided into divisions responsible for Forest Services, Wildlife, Timber and Wood Industries, which play a role in the management of Ghana's natural resources and forest lands. The Forestry Commission has been actively involved in the national forest law enforcement and governance (FLEG) program. The Forestry Commission has been involved with UNFCCC negotiations through it's Climate Change Unit, in addition to developing the unit's position on the National Climate Change Steering Committee. 

Main Fields
Type: 
Government
Level: 
National
Active: 
Active
Physical Address: 

P. O. Box MB 434 Accra-Ghana

URL to organizations/initiative: 
http://76.12.220.51/index.php
Phone number: 
233 302 401210
Key Contact
Name: 
Bamfo Robert K.
Email: 
Bamforobert [at] yahoo [dot] com
Phone number: 
233 289516504
Position: 
Head of Climate Change, Forestry Commission