Ghana: Illegal Logging Demands Urgent and Coordinated National Action

Ghana: Illegal Logging Demands Urgent and Coordinated National Action

The latest concerns raised by the Ghana Timber Millers Organisation on illegal logging once again bring into sharp focus a challenge that has persisted for years but is now assuming more dangerous proportions.

Ghana Timber Millers raise alarm over rising illegal logging

The Ghana Timber Millers Organisation has expressed concern over the increasing incidence of illegal logging, describing it as a menace that is undermining operations and threatening livelihoods in the sector. Speaking in an interview with The Ghanaian Times in Accra on Tuesday, the Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, Dr Kwame Asamoah Adam, said the situation was forcing companies to scale down production, lay off workers and struggle t…