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TBI Ghana supports the revision of the Adwenase Forest Management Plan

The Adwenase Forest Management Plan has received a massive facelift following its revision by the kind courtesy of the EU Chainsaw Milling project implemented by Tropenbos International Ghana and partners. The plan, first drafted in 1995 by the Resource Management Support Centre (RMSC) of the Forestry Commission and the Assin-Akropong community, was revised to keep step with current forest management practices.

Chainsaw operators gear up for tree plantation establishment

Converted chainsaw operators are warming up to establish forest plantations as an alternative livelihood to illegal chainsaw milling. This is because in April 2013, the EU Chainsaw Milling project implemented by Tropenbos International Ghana and partners provided the requisite starter kits to four chainsaw-dependent communities. The kits comprise seeds of commercial tree species for nursery establishment, protective clothing and requisite implements and materials for plantation development.

Mills offer hope for legal lumber supply

The communities of Sankore and Brewaniase in Ghana, have received artisanal mills donated by the Timber Industry Development Division (TIDD) of the Forestry Commission under the EU Chainsaw project implemented by Tropenbos International Ghana and partners. The mills will be used by the communities to process raw materials acquired from legal sources through a partnership arrangement between chainsaw-dependent communities and forest concession holders.

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04 April 2013the Netherlands

Side event UNFF10: Good Business: Making Private Investment Work for Forests

Financing for the forest sector comes from several different sources; public domestic and international funding as well as for-profit and not-for-profit private sources. But forest financing cannot be resolved by relying on one source only. Often public (inter)national funding is seen as frontier funding for high-risk investments or a funding source for global public goods. At the same time it is recognized that in order to scale up sustainable forest management, private financing will have to play a vital role. But this needs an enabling environment created by public sector action domestically and internationally.

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01 January 2013the Netherlands

REDD+: Moving forward with private finance and business engagement

On 24 January 2013, Tropenbos International, together with WWF-NL, the Dutch Ministry of Economics Affairs, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wageningen UR and IUCN NL is organising the 8th REDD+ platform meeting.

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01 January 2013the Netherlands

Good Business: Making Private Investments Work for Tropical Forests

Private finance is currently the most significant source of investment for forestry. Estimated to total around US $ 15 billion per year in developing countries and countries in transition, private-sector investment in the forestry sector far outstrips the combined investments of governments and development agencies. Although broad sectoral investment parameters are generally well understood, the exact shape and weight of domestic and international flows remain to a large extent unclear. The United Nations Forum on Forests, among others, has called for better mapping of the forest finance landscape to create a clearer understanding of the types and potential impacts of complementary public and private investment on future forests.

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10 October 2012the Netherlands

Unlocking National Opportunities: New Insights on Financing Sustainable Forest and Land Management

For sustainable forest management (SFM) and sustainable land management (SLM) there is more in-country money than is typically accessed, especially when considering private investments and informal financing. The main challenge is to build the capacity to access and make efficient use of the existing resources. This capacity can be built through enabling investments in governance, institutional and local capacity. There is a need to strengthen links between financial institutions and the forest and land sectors, in order to build trust and facilitate the mobilization of domestic financial resources. This are some of the findings presented in the publication “"Unlocking National Opportunities: New Insights on Financing Sustainable Forest and Land Management".

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03 March 2011the Netherlands

Financing strategies for sustainable land and forest management: Sharing national experiences for the facilitative process in practice

During the ninth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), Tropenbos International participated in a side event on 26 January 2011 to showcase experiences and lessons in financing sustainable land and forest management as a contribution to the work at the country level and the Facilitative Process.

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