Forest Watch Ghana

Forest Watch Ghana (FWG) is described on its own website as the national campaign vehicle of over forty (40) Civil Society Organisations and individuals committed to the rights of forest users, especially forest fringe communities. According to its About page, non-governmental organisations in Ghana's forest sector launched coordinated policy advocacy in 2002 on inequities of tenure, resource management and enterprise rights, and FWG was officially launched in February 2004. Its membership is said to hold research, community development and policy advocacy expertise in the forest sector, and FWG states it is actively involved in Ghana's FLEGT/VPA process and has contributed to Ghana's Forest and Wildlife Policy (2012).

According to its About page, in 2002 non-governmental organisations in the forest sector in Ghana launched coordinated policy advocacy on the inequities of tenure, resource management and enterprise rights which undermine rural development and biodiversity. Forest Watch Ghana was officially launched in February 2004. The page states that FWG is the national campaign vehicle of over forty (40) Civil Society Organisations and individuals committed to the rights of forest users, especially forest fringe communities, and that since its creation it has actively advocated policy reform in the forestry sector in Ghana. It also states that FWG is actively involved in Ghana's FLEGT/VPA process, having led civil society to secure a seat during the negotiation of the agreement, and has contributed significantly to Ghana's Forest and Wildlife Policy (2012).

Advocating equity and justice in forest governance; championing forest rights for all.

1. 1Forest Watch Ghana – Forest Watch Ghana | Forest Monitoring, Land Use & Deforestation Trendsforestwatchghana.org
2. 2About us – Forest Watch Ghanaforestwatchghana.org
3. 3Forest Watch Ghanawikidata.org