Ghana: Illegal Logging Demands Urgent and Coordinated National Action

The latest concerns raised by the Ghana Timber Millers Organisation on illegal logging once again bring into sharp focus a challenge that has persisted for years but is now assuming more dangerous proportions.

What is unfolding is not merely an industry grievance but a widening national concern.

Licensed timber companies continue to operate under strict concessions granted by the Forestry Commission, yet illegal operators are increasingly invading these concessions, harvesting logs with impunity,…