Ghana�s efforts to promote sustainability in timber have won the country a much-prized partnership with the EU

Monday/19/Nov/2012 As an industry worth 300 million euros (�255m) a year and employing up to a million people in some capacity, timber and forestry is hugely important to
Ghana.

With forests covering almost a third of the west African country�s total area,timber was, at one point, the most valuable export after cocoa and gold and although it has now been overtaken by tourism and other services, it continues to play a vital part in trade overseas.

The wide range of Ghanaian timber includes some of the most durable species in the world, suitable for use in bridge construction, sea defence and as railway sleepers, as well as lighter woods for interior domestic use. View All News