Ghana

All about the Ghana-EU Voluntary Partnership Agreement

Ghana has around 2.6 million hectares of forest reserves dedicated to timber production, and an additional 2 million hectares of crop land that also produce timber. The country also has 500 000 hectares of unreserved forests. The forest sector is the fourth largest contributor to Ghana's GDP.

Ghana has a strong reputation for innovation in timber processing, making products particularly suited to the European market. Around a third of Ghana's timber exports are sent to the EU.

Ghana has ratified a VPA with the EU, and is developing the systems needed to control, verify and license legal timber.

For more information, visit the Ghana FLEGT VPA website.

VPA status

Background

Detailed information on efforts by Ghana and the EU to tackle illegal logging through a Voluntary Partnership Agreement.

Story

Find out what impact the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between Ghana and the EU is having on the ground.

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Latest news

EU, China and Africa explore ways to work together in their forestry cooperation 20.04.2018

Ghana’s Forestry Commission to brief EU Member States on FLEGT progress 09.04.2018

Ghana visits Indonesia to learn FLEGT licensing lessons 14.12.2017

New regulations in Ghana important milestone for full VPA implementation 22.11.2017

Call for tender: Facilitation services for FLEGT VPAs in Ghana, Liberia, Republic of the Congo, Guyana 03.11.2017

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Related links

All about what is a VPA and how it is structured.

All about what FLEGT licences are and how they can benefit businesses in the EU as well as timber producers in countries outside the EU.

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Navigate the map to find out about past and ongoing FLEGT projects around the world.

The knowledge sharing platform for development cooperation of the European Commission where you can share, learn and collaborate with development professionals.

All about the EU Timber Regulation that aims to reduce illegal logging by ensuring that no illegal timber or timber products can be sold in the EU.