General News of Friday, 4 May 2018Source: www.ghanaweb.comNGOs call on government to pass bill to protect forest and wildlifeThe bill has been in and out of parliament since 2014Friends of the Earth Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organization in collaborations with Ghana Wildlife society has called on government to treat as a matter of urgency pass on the wildlife resources management bill which has been in and out of parliament since 2014. The Executive Director, Ghana Wildlife Society, Eric Lartey addressing the media at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, May 3rd emphasized the importance of the bill. Mr. Lartey was hopeful that the bill will be passed into law, as it will help strengthen the protection of Ghana’s forest and wildlife. Adding his voice to the call for the passage of the bill, Mr. Theo Anderson, Executive Director of Friends of the Earth, said Ghana’s forest resources are disappearing at about 20,000 hectors a year with which is bad news for the forest and wildlife community. “As it stands the current levels of illegal and unsustainable trapping, killing and trading of Ghana’s wildlife including rare and protected species are destroying Ghana’s forest and wildlife” he said.

Source: GhanaWeb May 04, 2018 04:52 UTC