forest policy

First National Forestry Conference: Second announcement and call for abstracts

sbritwum — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 10:38:22 +0000

First National Forestry Conference: Second announcement and call for abstracts Date: Tue, 2014-09-16 - Thu, 2014-09-18 sbritwum Thu, 04/24/2014 - 05:38

Location

CSIR-FORIG Campus, Fumesua

Theme:
The Contribution of Forests to Ghana’s Economic Development

Objective
The overall goal of the conference is to highlight the role of forests and woodlands on livelihoods, environmental management and economic development in the country and the expected future contribution in the light of current challenges. This conference is being held to commemorate 100 years of forestry practice and 50 years of forestry research in Ghana.

Thematic Areas

Forests, Water and Climate Change
Forests, Food Security and Livelihoods
Forest Policy, Governance and Education
Forest Products Utilization and Trade
Natural Forest, Wildlife and Plantation Management

Organisation
The conference is being organized jointly by the Forestry Commission (FC), CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG), College of Agriculture Natural Resources (CANR), KNUST and Tropenbos International Ghana with support from Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR), Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovations (MESTI), Ghana Timber Millers Organisation (GTMO), Ghana Timber Association (GTA) and Furniture and Wood Workers Association of Ghana (FAWAG).

Registration
Deadline for registration to participate in the conference is 31 July 2014.

Call For Abstracts
Abstracts should include:
Full names, addresses of authors and email address of corresponding author. Abstract should relate to one of the thematic areas of the conference. Please indicate in the message accompanying the abstract whether you would prefer either oral or poster presentation and the thematic area that is closely related to the topic of your abstract.

Deadlines

Submission of Abstracts: 31 May 2014
Notification of Acceptance of Abstracts: 2 July 2014
Registration: 31 July 2014.

Submission of Abstracts

Please send your abstract of not more than 350 words to the following:
Chair, Conference Scientific Committee
Fax:+233 3220 60121
Email: fcforig2014@yahoo.com
sbacquah@gmail.com

Contact info

Chair, Conference Scientific Committee

Fax:+233 3220 60121

Email: fcforig2014@yahoo.com

sbacquah@gmail.com

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Funding bodies

CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Forestry Commission, Tropenbos International Ghana, College of Agriculture Natural Resources

Forests and Forest-based Products for a Greener Future / Forests and People / Forests and Climate Change / Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Biological Invasions / Other Information Wildlife and Plantation Management / Water and Climate Change / natural forest / Governance and Education / forests / Forestry Conference / forest policy / Food Security and Livelihoods

Ghana Forest and Wildlife Policy 2012

sbritwum — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 16:14:09 +0000

Ghana Forest and Wildlife Policy 2012

Description

Download the full document. Ghana Forest and Wildlife Policy 2012.

sbritwum Wed, 03/05/2014 - 10:14

Responsible party

Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources

Funding bodies

Ghana Government

Forests and Forest-based Products for a Greener Future Wildlife Policy / Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources / ghana / forest policy

Forest Policy, Governance and Trade

sbritwum — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:33:38 +0000

Forest Policy, Governance and Trade Governance and Trade / forest policy sbritwum Mon, 07/30/2012 - 06:33

Session D-3: Governing for Improved Community Livelihoods

Forest Governance Arrangements and Innovations Related To Forest And Tree-Based Livelihoods In Ghana Thomas F.G. Insaidoo

Rethinking Benefit Sharing for Sustainability of Ghana's off-reserve timber resources W. K. Dumenu

Forest management certification in African countries – state of the art of FSC certification, challenges and opportunities Marion Karmann

Enhancing community livelihood opportunities: An analysis of small and medium forest based enterprises E.A. Obeng

Governability assessment of forest resources in production forest regime of Ghana: Implication of law enforcement of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement Mercy Derkyi

Translating REDD opportunities into improved community livelihoods: addressing the constraint of insecured tree tenure Emmanuel Marfo

Session D-1:Community-Based Resource Management

Interactive governance: an approach to explore the governability of Ghana’s high forest zone Mirjam A.F. Ros-Tonen

Management of Ghana’s Modified Taungya system (MTS): challenges and strategies for improvement Thomas F.G. Insaidoo

Determinants of household decision to join Community Forest Associations: A case study from Kenya. Josephine K. Musyoki

Changing Forests Management and Community Livelihoods Fortunes: Experiences from Participatory Forest Management in Kenya J. K. Kagombe

Performance of existing local institutions in the management of mangrove forests in the Rufiji delta, Tanzania Rukia A. Kitula

Session D-6: Sustainable Development of Non Wood Forest Products for Rural Livelihood and Forest Conservation

Increasing the service life of forest products in the tropics through non-pressure rural wood A. Oteng-Amoako

Utilisations socio-économiques et état de la régénération de Securida calonge pedunculata Fres. au Burkina Faso Edith DABOUE

Importance of forest products from Raffia palm forests (Rafia farinifera) and impacts of some harvesting methods on the natural regeneration in West regions of Cameroon Paul DONFACK

Towards Innovative Processing and Sustainable Utilization of Bamboo Resources in Ghana in a Climatic Threatened Environment: The Technical Issues Stephen Lartey Tekpetey

Local Institutions in forest management A Policy Brief

charles — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:49:31 +0000

Local Institutions in forest management A Policy Brief

Description

The successes of community organizations in management of natural resources depend largely on the ability of local communities to self organize themselves into collective action groups. Natural Resource Management being an approach that integrates research on different types of natural resources into stakeholder-driven processes of adaptive management and innovation, local institutions may use collective action to improve livelihoods, ensure ecosystem resilience, improve agricultural productivity and ensure a sustained availability of environmental services. Since the introduction of a New Forest Policy in 2005, Kenya has now accepted the important role played by local community institutions in management of natural resources.

charles Tue, 08/24/2010 - 08:49

Responsible party

Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)

Funding bodies

Kenya Forestry Research Institute, The International Forestry Resources and Institutions, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), The International Forestry Resources and Institutions (IFRI), Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Collaborative Research Support Program (SANREM CRSP)

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Forests and Forest-based Products for a Greener Future / Forests and Climate Change natural resource management / forest policy / poverty reduction / community forest associations / forest conservation

forest policy

First National Forestry Conference: Second announcement and call for abstracts

Ghana Forest and Wildlife Policy 2012

Forest Policy, Governance and Trade

Session D-3: Governing for Improved Community Livelihoods

Session D-1:Community-Based Resource Management

Session D-6: Sustainable Development of Non Wood Forest Products for Rural Livelihood and Forest Conservation

Session D-4 Tenure and Gender Issues in Forest Management

Session D-2 Forest Policies and Sustainable Forest Management

Session D-7 Forest Based Enterprises and Services

Local Institutions in forest management A Policy Brief