03
May
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, says the Ministry and the Forestry Commission have put in place adequate measures to protect the forest resources of the country, while working to increase the nation’s forest estate. This was disclosed at a press briefing held at the Ministry of Information to provide an update on the state of Ghana’s Forest Reserves. Ghana has some estimated 6.6 million hectares of forest, made up of 1.2 million hectares of closed forest and 5.4 million hectares of open forest. These have, however, come under threat, largely, from activities such as illegal mining…
