International Day of Forests, observed annually on March 21, highlights the vital role forests play in sustaining our ecosystem. This year’s theme, “Forests and Food,” emphasizes the crucial link ...

As the world celebrates International Forest Day 2025, it serves as a reminder of the vital role forests play in sustaining life on our planet. From the Sundarbans to the pine forests, here's a ...

Yes, it was from the forests that humans collected seeds and began to cultivate when they changed from being hunter-gatherers to pastoralists. This makes forests the most important part of the ...

Every year on 21 March, the world commemorates the International Day of Forests, a reminder of just how essential trees are to our survival. Trees are considered the lungs of our planet, ensuring ...

Join us in celebrating the International Day of Forests 2025 on Friday, 21 March, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and online. This year’s theme, “Forests and Foods ...

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each ...

In a joint operation, the Rapid Response Team of the Forestry Commission and the Ghana Police Service have arrested two Chinese nationals and two Ghanaians for engaging in illegal mining within ...

A Rapid Response Team from the Takoradi Forest District carried out an operation in the Subri Forest Reserve in the afternoon of March 20 to arrest illegal miners operating with heavy machinery. This ...

The Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462 seeking to strip the President of the power to grant licenses for mining in forest reserves has officially been laid before Parliament. This comes after the ...

An illegal mechanised gem mining operation is taking place on a private land, located on the border of Sannan Dola, near the entrance to the main forest and the elephant corridor in Botiyathenna ...

Currently, a large portion of the forest system in Sinharaja has been fragmented due to hotel construction activities and mechanised mining, posing significant threats to the endemic species ...

The instrument, laid during proceedings on Thursday, March 20, 2025, seeks to reverse the law that permitted mining in forest reserves — a decision widely blamed for exacerbating illegal mining ...