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Illegal Logging and Related Trade: The Response in Ghana ...

Illegal chainsaw milling is prevalent, predominantly supplying the domestic market. Illegality is also an issue in supply chains for export, albeit at a lower level. …

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2009 Ghana. Managing logging compensation payment conflicts in Ghana: understanding actor-empowerment and implications for policy intervention ... Download. 2009 Ghana. Chainsaw Milling in Ghana: an overview of the issues. Authors: Marfo, Emmanuel. View this publication. Download. 2009 Ghana. The Ghanaian timber industry and the Voluntary ...

LOGGING EFFECTS OF ILLEGAL CHAINSAW MILLING …

Illegal logging in Ghana is estimated at 60%, compared with 35% for Malaysia, 20% to 47% for Brazil, 70% for Papua New Guinea and 80% for Bolivia [5]. Illegal logging (mainly chainsaw milling ...

Chainsaw operators (Ghana)

Chainsaw operators (Ghana) From Global Informality Project By Stefano Boni, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia In Ghana, the term chainsaw operator is used to refer to an informal worker who uses a chainsaw to fell trees. The chainsaw is a symbol of siphoning off timber resources since the 1980s. While chainsaws were used by the legal ...

Understanding Illegal Logging in Ghana

In Ghana, the government estimates the annual loss of revenue from illegal logging at between USD 8 and 13 million, equivalent to 2% of the country's gross domestic product (GoG, 2012). Research suggests that chainsaw milling of logs is the most common form of illegal logging in Ghana (Birinkorang et al., 2001; Hansen and Treue,

Alternative Tenure and Enterprises in Ghana

Ghana accelerated its saw-milling capacity and is now facing an acute scarcity of resources. In light of natural forest timber scarcity and poor future prospects, the state has divested most of its interests in commercial forestry to the private sector and promotes a consolidation of the industry, conceding the control of the log market to

Comparative Analysis of On-Site Free-Hand Chainsaw …

Sawing trials were conducted to determine the green-off sawn (GOS) timber recovery rates of chainsaw milling and mini-bandsaw milling and determine the potential returns from timber sales (stumpage value) of smallholder tree farmers in the Philippines. The GOS recovery rate of 52 % for fixed site mini-bandsaw mills was found to be significantly higher than that of on-site chainsaw milling (39 ...

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Illegal logging is widely believed to have a greater adverse impact on the forest resource base of many countries, but field studies comparing activities of illegal loggers with their conventional counterparts are few, with some not supporting this general notion. We conducted field assessments in Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve in Juaboso district of Ghana to compare operations of illegal ...

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Chain Saw Logging And Milling In Ghana - esak.eu. Addressing chainsaw milling in Ghana and Guyana … Addressing chainsaw milling in Ghana and Guyana through multi-stakeholder dialogue General Chainsaw milling is the on-site conversion of logs into lumber using chainsaws.

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corn milling machines ghana. cost of milling machine in ghana oalebakkershoes. chain saw logging and milling in ghana Illegal Logging Portal. Jan 30, 2006 1.1 Genesis of chainsaw logging and milling in Ghana machines and give permits for the felling of trees in conjunction with 18: Logging and Transport in Tropical high Forest A manual on production and cost FAO, Rome,.

Chainsaw Milling in Ghana - FORNIS

1.2 Illegal logging and the VPA 3 1.3 Public debate on chainsaw milling 4 1.4 Main approaches followed in previous studies 4 1.5 Scope of this report 5 Chapter 2. Evolution of chainsaw policy 6 2.1 Historical development 6 2.2 Policy responses 8 Chapter 3. Timber production and trade 11 3.1 Structure of chainsaw milling 11

4.5 chainsaw milling in Ghana: context, drivers and impacts

4.5 chainsaw milling in Ghana: context, drivers and impacts EMMANUEL MARFO introduction Chainsaws were introduced in Ghana in the 1960s and gradually replaced the use of manual saws for felling and cross-cutting trees. Chainsaw milling (Csm) became wide-spread in the early 1980s, when large-scale sawmill operations decreased along with a

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Chain of custody certification: an assessment of Ghanaian ...

In order to assess the current status of chain of custody certification in Ghana, a survey of a random sample of various stakeholders (103), in particular timber firms was conducted by mail post. The study population comprised registered timber firms in Ghana that are engaged in the area of logging, processing and exporting of wood products.

Forest Laws & Regulations - The Forestry Commission of …

Republic of Ghana. L.I. 1649 ... the applicant intends to undertake any log production venture that may involve saw mills, wood-based panel plants and pulp and paper industry, specifying the number of qualified forest workers with competence in logging and other technical staff; ... a plan for the disposal of logging or milling residues. (4 ...

Ecological impacts of uncontrolled chainsaw milling on ...

Logging operations, conventional or otherwise can have both positive and negative ecological impacts on the forest ecosystem. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the ecological impacts of chainsaw milling in terms of its contribution to degradation of forest resources and damage on ecologically sensitive sites.

Chainsaw milling project: eight years and more than 200 ...

After eight years and the conversion of more than 200 illegal chainsaw millers into artisanal millers Ghana's Chainsaw Milling Project came to an end in 2016. The project found alternatives to chainsaw milling through a multi-stakeholder dialogue. The dialogue assessed the reasons behind illegal logging and piloted the artisanal milling ...

4.6 chainsaw milling in Ghana: assessing its economic …

161 4.6 chaiNsaw milliNg iN ghaNa: assEssiNg iTs EcoNomic impacT Chainsaw milling is an important part of the Ghanaian economy. because Csm is largely illegal, it is difficult for the Forestry Commission to monitor and control deforestation.

Chain Saw Logging And Milling In Ghana

Chain Saw Logging And Milling In Ghana. Records keeping in Ghana do provide data in lump, and thus not according to unit-processes in the forestry subsystem and for the sawmilling and ply-milling and furniture processes in the timber industry subsystem see Fig. 2. These lumped data were allocated to the five product lines on the basis of the ...

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It is estimated that an additional 2.5 million m³ of timber is harvested by chainsaw milling and then included in the official Annual Allowable Cut (AAC) of two million m³, making the total annual chainsaw harvest 4.5 million m³. If left unchecked, illegal logging in Ghana will wipe out all …

LOGGING EFFECTS OF ILLEGAL CHAINSAW MILLING …

part of illegal logging [1, 3, 4]. Illegal logging in Ghana is estimated at 60%, compared with 35% for Malaysia, 20% to 47% for Brazil, 70% for Papua New Guinea and 80% for Bolivia [5]. Illegal logging (mainly chainsaw milling) provides for most of the Ghana's domestic timber needs [1, 6, 7].

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Chapter 4—Chain Saw Tasks and Techniques. cut with the chain saw above shoulder height. Limbing the bottom of small trees allows the sawyer to move in closer to the bole when felling trees and will help the sawyer watch the tip of the bar to prevent kickbacks.

SOURCE BOOK ON SMALL-SCALE TIMBER MILLING …

3.4 Capacity Needs of Small-scale saw milling Actors 12 4.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 4.1 Conclusions 14 4.2 Recommendations 14 5.0 REFERENCES 16 LIST OF ANNEXES 18 SOURCE BOOK ON SMALL-SCALE TIMBER MILLING FIRMS IN GHANA iii

The Response in Ghana

Awareness of the issue of illegal logging has improved among the private sector, and the area of natural forest that is verified as legally compliant has increased considerably in recent years. However illegal practices remain widespread in the country. Illegal chainsaw milling is prevalent, predominantly supplying the domestic market.

Assessment of Baseline Indicators of the Chainsaw Milling ...

This report is the outcome of a baseline assessment carried at the end of the first phase (2007-2012) of the project "Developing alternatives for illegal chainsaw lumbering through multi-stakeholder dialogue in Ghana and Guyana" to determine the extent to which the project achieved its objectives; and provide insight on pertinent issues specific to the CSM project in Ghana and the world at ...

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Corpus ID: 199391312. LOGGING EFFECTS OF ILLEGAL CHAINSAW MILLING AND CONVENTIONAL LOGGING IN KROKOSUA HILLS FOREST RESERVE, GHANA @inproceedings{Amoah2019LOGGINGEO, title={LOGGING EFFECTS OF ILLEGAL CHAINSAW MILLING AND CONVENTIONAL LOGGING IN KROKOSUA HILLS FOREST RESERVE, GHANA}, …

Artisanal mining impacts small mammals while chainsaw ...

Logging and mining are widespread in most West African countries and considering their socio-economic importance, little is known about their ecological impacts. In this study, we investigated the effects of chainsaw milling (logging) and artisanal mining on terrestrial small mammal communities in a tropical forest in Ghana. For this, we ...

Chainsaw operations employ 86,000 people

Eleven years after the ban on illegal chainsaw milling, the practice continues to be a major source of supply to domestic timber markets, thereby sustaining rural economies and livelihood. Currently, 86,000 people are involved in chainsaw-related operations as compared to approximately 100,000 people in the formal logging industry, a study conducted under a five-year project dubbed …

Artisanal mining impacts small mammals while chainsaw ...

Logging and mining are widespread in most West African countries and considering their socio-economic importance, little is known about their ecological impacts. In this study, we investigated the effects of chainsaw milling (logging) and artisanal mining on terrestrial small mammal communities in a tropical forest in Ghana. For this, we compared abundance, diversity measures and community ...

Chapter 3 Quantifying Illegal Logging and Related …

forest countries is largely provided by informal logging/ milling, namely chainsaw milling (Box 3.1). Although chainsaw milling in some countries is allowed under cer-tain conditions, it is illegal in most tropical countries (Wit et al., 2010). Chainsaw milling does not require sophis-ticated and expensive equipment. As a result, its cost is

CHAPTER 5: ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY

298 World Bank cited in: FRP (n.d.) Country Report Ghana: Chain Saw Logging and Milling in Ghana: Background Study Report, FRP. R8509.;299 , N. et al. (2006) Ghana's experience in timber verification system design. Country Case Study 1, Verifor;300 FAO (2004) Trends and current status of the contribution of the forestry sector to national ...

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the timber industry & milling technologies in Ghana and conversion of timber. The felling of trees on farmlands, milling of logs & logging residues using logosol facilities, the lumber generated, lumber production rate and the fuel consumption rate. Lastly conclusion and recommendations have been given. Introduction

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14. Processing Lumber with Chainsaws: Relevance for ...

If chainsaw milling is to become socially, environmentally and economically acceptable in Ghana, it will be necessary to address issues related to transparency, corruption, institutional weakness and forest policies related to timber resource allocation. References. Pasiecznik, N. M. 2006. The potential of chainsaw milling outside forests ...