People
432 per km2 of forest
Corruption Perception Index
4.1
10
Income
GDP per capita US$1098
Ghana
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Our Findings
Legal access to information
Draft Freedom of Information Bill made no progress in 2010. Forestry Commission has a Service Charter, but no apparent perfomance monitoring against it takes place. Read more...
Transparent Decision Making
Reinvigorated forest forums in some districts provide opportunity for citizens input into policy discussions. No legal mechanism for public participation in policy. Read more...
Tenure and Land Use
Forest tenure lacks clarity due to complicated land ownership hierarchy, including customary and traditional norms. Issue recognised as a priority but no substantive discussion or progress. Read more...
Other Facts
Vital Statistics
Opaque permit regimes
A remarkably large number of salvage permits were issued in 2010 in a process that lacked transparency or a competitive bidding process. Ghana Forest Watch estimated some US$10 million was lost in uncollected revenue as a result. Read more...
World Bank Governance Indicators
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