Ghana has issued its first batch of sustainable timber licenses under the European Union Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) system, which aims to block illegal logging and strengthen forest governance. Sixteen years after Ghana signed a voluntary partnership agreement with the EU, the nation approved the first six FLEGT licenses for five companies. The licenses do not guarantee full compliance with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which is supposed to go into effect at the end of this year. “We can all be happy now for how far we have come,” Ghana’s minister for lands and natural resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, said via a spokesperson in August 2025. “This milestone has been achieved through collaborative efforts of both state and non-state institu

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