About Us

The Timber Industry Development Division (TIDD) works in support of the logging and wood processing sector. It encourages a skilled and progressive industry based on the sustainable use of forests and providing a source of secure employment, income, career and skills development. TIDD is committed to ensuring that Ghana will maintain and increase its wood resource through the sustainable management of its Forest Reserves, the establishment of industrial wood plantations, the evolution of a sophisticated bamboo industry, and the committment of local communities to the protection and responsible use of their forested lands.