Communication

Platform for knowledge-based multi-stakeholder dialogue on forestry issues in Ghana

In 2006, TBI-Ghana received, in collaboration with other civil society organizations  a FAO-sponsored contract to assist the Forestry Commission to institutionalize the dialogue concept in ten regions of the country. TBI-Ghana was responsible for establishing three regional forums in the Volta, Greater Accra and Eastern region. The process was to start from the district level through regional forums to the national level, thus providing policy options, information sharing and common understanding among stakeholders. Stakeholders discussed key forestry issues pertaining to each forest district and agreed on issues to be considered at the regional forum.

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Preparation of a national forestry agenda

TBI-Ghana organized a national stakeholder prioritization workshop (together with the Forestry Commission) to identify national development and research priorities for the forestry sector. Representatives of forest fringe communities, wood workers, civil society, the donor community, researchers and related government institutions took part in the workshop. During the workshop, stakeholders ranked forestry themes. The main output, a national forestry agenda, will guide research and development interventions for the sector in the coming years.

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