Ghana : Indicators

There is no single forest law but a range of legislation governs forestry. There is an on-going review process as part of the VPA implementation aimed at consolidating the laws. The Forestry Commission website contains several of the parent and subsidiary legislation that regulate forestry in Ghana. It is hoped that the review process will be completed in 2011. Apart from Legislative Instrument 1649 from 1998, the current Acts have not been amended since 2002.
There is a general knowledge of the forestry related laws among most stakeholders, even though hard copies of the laws are not readily available in the districts.