General News of Wednesday, 15 January 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comGermany, Ghana to launch forest conservation program to combat deforestationKwaku Asomah-Cheremeh and Christoph Retzlaff, German Ambassador to GhanaThe German Ambassador to Ghana, Christoph Retzlaff, has disclosed that Germany and Ghana will next month launch a Forest Conservation Program with an aim to clump down on deforestation in our forest reserves. Christoph Retzlaff made the announcement via his official Twitter handle on January 13 after he held talks with the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh. 80% of primary forest disappeared since 1990 due to illegal logging, Germany and Ghana will launch a forest conservation program in February for the next 4 years. Minister for Lands & Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh,” the post said. The Ministry for Lands and Natural Resources, on its part, has commenced a nationwide exercise to reclaim state lands illegally occupied by individuals, businesses and organisations.

Source: GhanaWeb January 15, 2020 12:11 UTC