GFTN-Ghana
Contact
(Projects Leader/GFTN Manager)
West Africa Forest Programme Office (WAFPO),
Accra
T: +233 21 518710
The GFTN-Ghana, established in August 2003, is the local version of WWF’s Global Forest and Trade Network (GFTN), an initiative by WWF to drive improvement in forest management and eliminate illegal logging through credible and independently verified certification.
GFTN-Ghana supports companies and individuals in Ghana that are committed to responsible forest management and trade in forest products to meet the requirements of sustainable forest management and certification. The core business of GFTN-Ghana is to provide technical support and guidance on forest and chain of custody certification and sustainable forest management, facilitate timber trade links between companies and individuals committed to responsible forest management and forest product trade, and build local capacity on forest certification and auditing techniques.
GFTN-Ghana also undertakes education and awareness in forest fringe communities on local peoples’ rights and responsibilities in forest management and in particular on communities’ engagement in Social Responsibility Agreements (SRAs) with logging companies. A well developed SRA when implemented contribute significantly to rural development through provision of social amenities. Through the auspices of the SRA, GFTN-Ghana promotes joint forest management and participatory forest governance at the local level. By these, GFTN-Ghana is contributing significantly to combating illegal logging in Ghana.
Latest News & Publications
FSC still the best
WWF recently commissioned an assessment of the two global forest certicification schemes, using the Forest Certification Assement Guide (FCAG). Based on this latest FCAG assessment as well as other previous assessments, WWF concludes that FSC still best meets WWF's core requirements for forest certification. » Read more
09 Nov 2008
Good Practice Guidelines for HCV Assessments: A Guide for Practitioner & Auditors
This document sets out good practices for the identification and management of High Conservation Values (HCVs), and HCV forests and areas. » Read more
GFTN Quarterly Newsletter, October 2008
Major highlights: The development of GFTN in Laos and India; new Rules of Participation to further improve the programme; the need for a credible certification in India; how being legal is NOT always enough, the far reaching impacts of U.S. Lacey Act; and more on GFTN's global progress...
» Read moreWWF Announces Williams-Sonoma, Inc. as Newest Participant of Global Forest & Trade Network
Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, CA - World Wildlife Fund announced today that Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has joined the Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN), WWF's initiative to save the world's most valuable and threatened forests. » Read more
