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KEY STANDARDS FOR LOGGING IN THE HIGH FOREST ZONE OF GHANA.

Pays/Territoire
Ghana
Type du document
Miscellaneous
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Forêts
Mot clé
Autorisation/permis Ramassage/récolte Contrat/accord Patrimoine culturel Érosion Feux de forêts Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Service forestier/agents forestiers Essence forestière Mesures de protection des forêts Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière Marquage/identificacion Sous-produits forestiers Aire protégée Forêt de protection Enregistrement Conservation du sol/amélioration du sol Bois Zonage
Aire géographique
Afrique, Atlantique Nord, Afrique de l'Ouest
Résumé

The procedures in the manual will provide staff of the Forest Service with the essential information for the preparation of management plans and to ensure that timber production areas within the High Forest are managed in accordance with the regulations relating to the timber utilisation contracts defined in the Timber Resources Management Act. This text sets the standards for logging in the high forest of Ghana. Forest are zoned into production and protection areas, which are identified by the text. Logging is only permitted in the Timber Production Areas, which are to be clearly identified and divided into compartments. >For each of them, Compartment Plans covering 5 years periods are prepared. The main components of a Compartment Plan are: roads and tracks, bridges and main culverts, areas were soil erosion control is needed, location of proposed log dumps; streams and areas of coarse grained protection. Stock surveys are carried out by the Forest Service to provide information on location of all commercial species over 50 cm diameter, special or protected tree species, environmentally sensitive areas that have to be excluded from the harvest. Areas were logging is not allowed are defined. Technical guidance is provided for logging. It is specified that only two compartments can be open at any time. Responsibilities are set uo on contractors: minimize the danger of fire, respect those areas identified as protection areas, respect Social Responsibility Agreements (agreements between the land owners and the contractor).

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.oldwebsite.fcghana.org

Références - Législation

Implemente

Timber Resource Management Act, 1997 - Act 547

Législation | Ghana | 1998 (2002)

Mot clé: Législation de base, Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière, Institution, Contrat/accord, Infractions/sanctions, Autorisation/permis, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts

Source: FAO, FAOLEX