The Forestry Commission of Ghana Programmes

The Forestry Commission is executing various Forestry Sector Programmes and Projects to enable the Commission to achieve its mandate of protection, development, management and regulation of forest and wildlife resources in the country.

The current programmes and projects include the following:

Natural Resources and Environmental Governance Programme (NREG)
NREG is designed to provide annual Sector Budget Support and to sustain the implementation of broad programme of Natural Resources Governance and Environmenta reforms and innovation for the government.
The programme has been developed and fully owned by relevant government agencies:- MLNR, MEST, FC, MC and EPA. The programme focuses on a set of policies and reforms in the inter-related sectors of forestry and wildlife, mining and environmental protection. It is a five-year programme beginning from September, 2008.
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Community Forest Management Project (CFMP)
The project is being funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and is designed to rehabilitate degraded forest reserves while increasing production of Agricultural, wood and non-wood forest products and strengthening the capacity of relevant institutions.
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Government Plantation Development Programme (HIPC)
The project is funded solely by the Government of Ghana through HIPC funds. It aims at rehabilitating degraded foret reserves in suitable off-reserve areas, mangroves, waterheds, planting of amenity trees in urban areas and creating employment for the youth in the rural and urban communities.
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Forest Resources Management Project (FORUM)
This project is being funded by GTZ and KfW of Germany with an original budget of DM25.0 million. The project aims at reducing the degradation of forest resources in the Volta Region through the protection of the remaining natural forest, rehabilitation of degraded forest reserves and the promotion of private woodlot establishment.
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Bamboo and Rattan Development Project (BARADEP)
This project aims at promoting the utilization of bamboo and rattan resources as alternative to timber wood and to create employment for the people of Ghana, thereby reduce poverty. The Government of China has promised to release a grant of $4.0million for the execution of the project, however, the necessary negotiations have not been completed.
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Non-Legally Binding Instrument on all Types of Forests in Ghana (NLBI)
The objective of this pilot project is to support Ghana to move in the implementation of the non-legally bindng instrument on all types of forests. The experiences generated will be very useful for other countries that embark on implementation of the NLBI and for ossible future support to countries through the extension of the project.
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The Forest Preservation Programme
The grant is intended to support measures towards forest conservation in ghana by providing equipment, materials and services while using Japanese products and technology if possible to achieve Green Ghana. The Government of Japan through JICA has provided a grant of US$7.8million. the grant is being processed and would be availabel during the year.

Forest Investment Programme
The Expert Group has recommended for the selection of Ghana (FC) as a pilot under the Forest Investment Programme (FIP). If selected, the FC will receive a carbon grant of about $70.0m to pilot its carbon programmes under climate change.