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#4. Intercultural Podcast "Cup of Tea": Mor Khoudia Guèye - Respect de l'altérité
Mor Khoudia Guèye, était le Secrétaire Général du Ministère de la Jeunesse du Sénégal, au moment de l'entretien et nous parle de ses aventures culturelles et de la nécessité de rencontrer l’autre avec ouverture d’esprit et respect...

New publication on rainforests and forest protected areas in West Africa
On the International Day of Forests, discover the little known dense rainforests of West Africa, the ‘Guinean forests’, a belt of moist tropical forests stretching from Guinea to Cameroon (interrupted only by the Dahomey Gap in...

New PAPFor book as a reference for West Africa Guinean forests and forest protected areas
Rainforests and forest protected areas in West Africa - current situation and outlook is the new book by the PAPFor Regional Coordination with the University of Liège (Belgium), presenting the state of Guinean forests and...

EU Forest Action in GHANA 🇬🇭
🔎 Find here the latest news about EU and Ghana Forest Action The EU supports partner countries to preserve their forests and to contribute to sustainable, inclusive economies and societies. Find here some examples of EU Forest...

Ghana will become the second country to issue FLEGT licences
"Ghana makes history!", reads the proud announcement of the EU Delegation to Ghana. From June 30, 2025, Ghana will begin issuing FLEGT licenses, becoming the 1st African country, and 2nd globally to do so! This will promote legal...

Unpacking the EU Deforestation Regulation for Ghana’s cocoa industry
To learn more about the EUDR and the European Sustainable Cocao initiative, follow the link to the digital download called The EU Sustainable Cocoa Programme in Ghana (PDF). Five facts about the EU Sustainable Cocoa Programme in...

EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius visits Ghana to team up on tackling deforestation, promoting sustainable agriculture, and advancing climate action
The EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries at the European Commission, Virginijus Sinkevičius visited Ghana in April 2024 to strengthen collaboration in tackling deforestation, promoting sustainable agriculture and...

New publication released on legal compliance in cocoa production and trade
We are pleased to present our latest Cocoa Insight: Demonstrating legal compliance of cocoa production and trade under the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). This Insight offers considerations for demonstrating...

Global Gateway: Ghana and the EU mark a new chapter in the battle against illegal timber trade
Ghana will be the first country in Africa and second worldwide to provide the EU with export licences that verify the legality of their timber products. Meeting in Brussels, the implementation body of the Ghana-EU Voluntary...

EU Sustainable Cocoa Programme unpacks the EUDR for the cocoa sectors of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Cameroon
I n the context of the EU Sustainable Cocoa Programme in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Cameroon, the European Forest Institute (EFI) has produced a factsheet on the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) , with a special focus on the cocoa...