Ghana: Chainsaw Operators Deforest Amobaka Off Reserves

Obuasi — THE COMMUNITY Forestry Committee (CFC) in Diaso, near Dunkwa-on-Offin, in the Upper Denkyira District of the Central Region, has called on the Forestry Commission to assist them in discharging their duties in the fight against illegal chainsaw operations in the area.

In a statement signed by the Secretary, Mr. Paul Adansi, and the chairman of the committee, Mr. Alfred Nyanki, and addressed to the Chief Executive of the Forestry Comission, a copy which was sent to The Chronicle, the committee expressed concern about the rate at which illegal chainsaw operators within the area were destroying the Amobaka forest and its off- reserves.

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