Illegal logging (mainly chainsaw milling) provides for most of the Ghana's domestic timber needs [1, 6, 7]. C.P. Hansen and T. Treue [8] estimates that 75% of timber on the domestic market of Ghana comes from illegal chainsaw milling operations alone, while E. * Corresponding author: [email protected] (TBI) Chain saw Milling being implemented in Ghana. e project is part of larger forest governance policy initiat ive on tropical forest and ot her forests in developing countr ies.

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 ...logging and to some extent, addressing rural unemployment. 1.3 What to expect in this report This Source Book on artisanal milling provides insights on the status of small and medium-scale saw mills in Ghana. Specifically, the Source Book provides: 1. comprehensive information package on small/medium-scale mills across the country; and 2.

Multi-stakeholder dialogues, along with research from Tropenbos International Ghana on artisanal milling as an alternative to chainsaw milling, had led to agreement that the domestic market would be supplied by both large-scale sawmills and artisanal mills (Forestry Commission and Tropenbos International Ghana, 2011).Tropenbos International Ghana is happy to make available this information and hope that it will greatly inform the VPA processes both in Ghana and elsewhere. We recommend it to all who are concerned about illegal logging and local livelihoods. This is the 8th in a series of proceedings from workshops organised by TBI Ghana. Earlier

The Forest Services Division of the Forestry Commission has begun a pilot project on artisan milling as part of measures aimed at curbing illegal chainsaw milling...Illegal logging, including chainsaw milling, is overwhelming the capacity of the forest administration in Ghana. More staff hours are devoted to the control of illegal activities than are available for all other management activities required to sustain the resource base.

Illegal chainsaw milling activities, which have become a lucrative venture, especially in ... logosol milling facilities in Ghana. For the Project Steering Committee Members, we are grateful ... Table 26: Dimensions of areas disturbed during logosol milling and conventional logging ofChainsaw milling: supplier to local markets, provides a much needed insight into the generally unregulated on-site conversion of logs into lumber using chainsaws for tropical in …

It comes with an adjustable chainsaw bar clamp so you can mount your chainsaw fitted with a 18" to 36" bar. Simply clamp your chainsaw bar to the milling attachment and you now have your very own portable saw mill. Light but sturdy, this mill is designed to …(2006): Chainsaw Milling and Lumber Trade In Nigeria. Technical Report submitted to DFID. DFID Project Reference Number (R8509) NR International Contract Number (ZF 0223), Forestry Research Programme (FRP), December, 2006. Quartey, J.D. (2010). Chainsaw milling in Ghana: assessing its economic impacts. ETFRN News 52: 159 – 165.

chainsaw operators. Tropenbos International Ghana (TIG) with financial support from the European Union (EU) is aiding illegal chain saw operators in forest …Rather than selecting out a single saw here, any of the Husqvarna XP chainsaws are suitable for logging, though the top end of the range is best. The XP series is Husqvarnas's professional range of chainsaws, and they range in price from $529.99 for the 543 XP (43cc) all the way to $1,849.99 for the 3120 XP (118cc).

(Fao), the main purpose for the introduction of the chainsaw into Ghana was to fell trees during logging and prepare land for plantation farms (Fao 1974). in the 1980s, however, a period of severe economic hardship, sawmill operations reached record low levels. people in Ghana resorted to the use of chainsaw millingChainsaw milling has in recent times gained currency in public discourse in Ghana. Governments over the years have tried to curtail the activity but such attempts have always met strong resistance from the locals who engage in the operation as a means of livelihood.

Study shows overland export of timber from Ghana is a silent canker. The overland trade in wood and wood products in Ghana is a vibrant one but largely illegal, says a new study by the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG). Aside Ghana increasing its efforts to address illegal logging and milling to secure the supply of legal timber to ...Chainsaw milling in Ghana has been banned and criminalized since 1998. However, the implementation of the ban has been very difficult and largely unsuccessful.

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 ...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