November 20, 2022
November 20, 2022
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.
October 13, 2022
October 13, 2022
The Compendium of Some Ghanaian Timber Species offers a more visual and graphical approach to understanding the physical and technical properties of Ghanaian timber species, particularly the lesser used and lesser-known species.
April 4, 2021
April 4, 2021
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
July 21, 2020
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.
June 11, 2020
June 11, 2020
This document provides simplified information on the components of the procedures for the award of small scale timber rights, laws describing the components and additional explanatory notes for small scale millers.
January 18, 2018
January 18, 2018
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
June 21, 2016
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
December 15, 2011
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.
June 1, 2011
June 1, 2011
This report was prepared for the FAO Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Support Programme for African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries (GCP/INT/064/EC). This report was prepared by the KWC, Form International, WWF-WAFPO with the assistance of the European Union.
September 10, 2010
September 10, 2010
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.