Civic Response
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Civic Response
@CivicResponse
Campaigning for #communityrights in natural resource governance & celebrating the creative capacity of ordinary ppl to bring about CHANGE. Rts ≠ endorsements
Accra, Ghana Katılım Eylül 2014
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In October 2025, Ghana's first #FLEGT-licenced #timber arrived in the EU ushering in an era of legal, transparent and #sustainable timber powered by Ghana’s traceability system. This is how the traceability system works and why it matters
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Welcome development
A new Legislative Instrument seeking to revoke L.I. 2462 was laid in Parliament last Friday. The controversial L.I. 2462, which allows mining in forest reserves, will effectively be revoked once the new L.I. matures in 21 sitting days
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Welcome development!
The Acting Minister of Environment, Science and Technology initiates a legal overhaul of L.I. 2462 and its amended version. This means the Minister wants LI2462 and its amended version revoked!
#RevokeLI2462

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Historic moment! Ghana begins legal timber export under new EU legal framework. #FLEGT licence is live!
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As the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 matures today and comes into force, the Media Coalition Against #Galamsey describes the delay by @JDMahama in revoking #LI2462 as a betrayal of citizen trust.
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On this International Day of Forests, may we be reminded that we all depend on forests in one way or the other. We should all be concerned about the destruction of our forest reserves in Ghana.
#InternationalDayofForests2025
#SaveOurForests
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Happy Independence Day to our beautiful motherland!🇬🇭
It is our responsibility to keep Ghana beautiful for posterity.
#StopGalamseyNow
#GhanaAt68
#6THMARCH

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The Ghana Natural Resource Monitoring (GhNRM) platform is here! And community forest monitors are prepared!
@ForestWatchGh @ecocareghana @TropenbosGhana @ndfwestafrica @Rainprogrammes
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In Ghana, our success shows that the @EU_Commission's approach linking trade measures with forestry reforms can work but patience is needed. We all can prosper if similar patience is granted to Cameroon, Liberia and other forest-rich-nations.
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The #AnnualNRESectorReview forum has successfully been launched by the Kasa board chairperson who in his message reiterated the looming dangers of illegal mining practices on general health and especially on maternal mortality. 1/3
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It's a wrap! We are so grateful to the 500 community forest monitors from all over Ghana who received training to use the locally developed GhNRM platform to report forest infractions. Together, we can make a difference for our planet.
#forests

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Following years of preparation, Ghana goes live on June 2025 for FLEGT licenses. This is a significant milestone in the sustainable management of Ghana’s timber resources.
#FLEGT
#EUDR
@mlnrgovgh @EuropeInGhana
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The Ghana Natural Resource Monitoring platform (GhNRM) is an all-inclusive digital platform that enables real-time reporting, monitoring and management of forest infractions. It was developed by Civic Response and @ecocareghana with support from @Fern_NGO
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Cocoa growers in Ghana filed a complaint with state regulator Cocobod on Thursday listing key environmental and social issues, including a demand for a "living income" for farmers.
#cocoa
@ghcocobod
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EU🇪🇺 was eager to learn from leading NGOs working to protect Ghana's 🇬🇭 environment.
Kudos to the great work done by @ecocareghana, @ndfwestafrica, @arochaghana,@EcoConsciousGH, @TropenbosGhana, @KasaInitiative and @StopGalamsey for their conservationist efforts to #StopGalamsey

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