November 20, 2022

The Lesser-used and plantation timber exhibition 2022 – proceedings and outcome

On the 12-13 October, 2022, KWC, TIDD of the FC and the GhCCI, supported by the UKaid and UKTTF, organized the foremost timber exhibition event, in recent times, on the theme: "Emerging wood species fit for housing development and construction works in Ghana". Here is a detailed report on proceedings, outcome and recommendations from the 2-day event.
April 4, 2021

FAO-EU FLEGT Programme KWC Success story in Ghana

The FAO-EU FLEGT Programme partnered with KWC to assist small and medium forest enterprises in complying with forest legality standards. SMFEs were able to identify gaps in operations and received trainings to undertake corrective actions to close these gaps. These trainings equipped operators with new skillsets, leading to increased compliance with the Ghana timber legality assurance system established under the framework of the VPA.
July 21, 2020

Register of documents to provide evidences required for monitoring and transparency complinance

This brochure is a simple and easy to understand listing of the critical data and information on forest resources management and supply chain operations that timber companies must always keep as stipulated in the Ghana Legality Assurance System (GhLAS). It provides evidences required for monitoring transparency compliance as per regulation 76 of LI 2254 (2017) as well as issuing of sales licenses.
January 18, 2018

Empowering SMFEs through training and supervision for their effective compliance and active participation in VPA/ FLEGT implementation in Ghana.

Project closeout report and lessons learnt from the implementation of the FAO-EU funded project titled “Empowering Small-Medium Forest Enterprises (SMFEs) through training and supervision for their effective compliance and active participation in VPA/FLEGT implementation in Ghana”.
June 21, 2016

Do’s and Dont’s of Off-Reserve Logging (ORL)

This leaflet outlines the do's and don'ts with respect to off-reserve logging (ORL) in Ghana. It has been developed based on the Principle 1 and 3 (Criteria 6&7) defined by Ghana's Legality standards which forms part of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement signed between the Government of Ghana and the European Union. The document provides the do's and don'ts for Forest Services Division (FSD) staff, loggers, farmers and other community members.  
December 15, 2011

Wood Tracking Manual of Procedure for Small-Medium Enterprises

This manual assists small and medium-size timber companies to show compliance with Wood Tracking System (WTS) in Ghana. The study, development and testing of the systems described in the manual were outputs from Project TFL-SPD 007/09 “Strengthening the Capacity of Small-medium Enterprises in Ghana to Produce and Trade in Timber Products from Legal and Sustainable Sources”, funded by the International Tropical Timber Organization, ITTO.
September 10, 2010

Improving Efficiencies And Recovery Rates In Ghana’s Small And Medium Wood Businesses – Jean Bouichou, SSC S.A.

This document presents findings from a working visit meant to evaluate opportunities arranged in four core sections: the places and timings of the visit; findings in terms of hardware and other machinery, our observations on Ghanaian wood business organisations, and finally a summary of the opportunities that exists in the sector.