Tag: Rosewood
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Gov’t extends ban on Rosewood export indefinitely
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, has directed that the ban on Rosewood harvesting, transportation, processing and export announced in March, 2019, should remain in force indefinitely. He asked the Forestry Directorate of the Ministry to liaise with the Forestry Commission to develop modalities for enhancement of monitoring mechanisms within the various…
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Government will not burn seized rosewood — Lands Minister
Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, on Wednesday, assured the public that Government will not burn seized Rosewood but rather put them to meaningful use. Addressing journalists at the Meet-the-Press series in Accra, Mr. Asomah-Cheremeh said the Ministry had not issued any salvage permits for the harvesting of rosewoods since the ban…
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Gov’t bans rosewood harvesting and exportation
The government has banned the felling and exportation of rosewood in the country. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources announced the ban on the felling, harvesting and exportation of rosewood in the country. The Ministry cited the “abuse of permits granted some loggers to harvest rosewood in the…