News
17 June, 2013TBI 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.
17 June, 2013Chainsaw 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.
17 June, 2013Mills 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.
Capacity Improvement for Efficient Forest Carbon Stock Assessment
Suriname has expressed its preparedness to follow the recommendations of the UNFCCC decision calling on developing countries to prepare for, and implement activities, related to enhancement of forest carbon stocks and avoidance or reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD), which account for approximately 15% of annual global emissions.
- capacity building of the Ministry of RGB, the institutes of SBB, CELOS, BBS and two private companies;
- strengthening the institutes with field and laboratory equipment to conduct fieldwork and analyze samples;
- developing of an appropriate methodology for forest carbon stock assessment.
Objective
The objective of this project was increasing the capacity of the Ministry of RGB and its partner institutions to support the government of Suriname in conducting a ‘Forest Carbon Assessment’. The long-term overall objective of the project was the creation of a monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system as part of a national REDD(+) strategy.
Duration
2010 - 2011
Objective
Duration
2010 - 2011
Partners
Aidenvironment
Corporate
Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname (CELOS)
Forest Research Institutes
Foundation for Forest Management and Production Control (SBB)
Foundations, NGOs and associations
