Ghana

Currency: Cedi (GHS)

Timezone: Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)

Major Cities: Accra

Ghana is a Western African country sharing borders with the Gulf of Guinea, Togo, Cote d’Ivoire, and Burkina Faso. The country’s climate is tropical-warm and dry along the coast and hot and dry in the north-with a terrain that is largely low plains. 

With a population of approximately 30 million people, Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa after Nigeria. The major ethnic groups of the country include the Akan, Mole-Dagbon, Ewe, and Ga-Dangme, with the English language regarded as the official language of the country.Ghana operates a unitary and presidential system of government that is administratively divided into 16 regions, including Accra, the country’s capital.  The country’s economy is a market-based economy dominated by the agricultural sector which accounts for 20 percentof the country’s GDP and employs over 50 percent of the labor force. The country is also the second-largest producer of cocoa which is a major source of foreign exchange to the economy along with other commodities such as gold and petroleum. The major problems facing the country include public sector corruption and youth unemployment challenge.

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Timber Resources Mangement Regulations

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

In these regulations, lands are designated for timber contracts. The regulations detail application process for timber rights and the responsibilities associated with having timber rights. There are also other related timber issues, for example, what...

Ghana • 1998 • Forestry and Wildlife

Energy Commission Act

Ghana, Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation

The Act provides for the establishment and specification of functions of the Energy Commission. The commission has a broad objective of regulating and managing energy resource utilisation in Ghana. Among others, its other specific functions...

Ghana • 1997 • Energy

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commision Act

Ghana, Ministry of Energy

This act details the creation of a Commission to regulate public utilities, the tenure of its members and its functions and limitations. It also details meeting scheduling, payment of allowances, and member illness. There are...

Ghana • 1997 • Utilities

Timber Resources Management Act

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

An Act that grants timber rights for the sustainable management of timber resources and other related purposes.

Ghana • 1997 • Forestry and Wildlife

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Act

Ghana, Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation

The Act sees to the establishment of the Scientific and Industrial Research Council. Its core functions include: taking charge of implementing government policies and plans on scientific research and development, advisory services on scientific advancements...

Ghana • 1996 • Education

Forestry Development Master Plan (1996-2020)

Ghana, Ministry of Lands

The biodiversity of Ghanaian forests is threatened by pressures related to human activities and natural phenomena. This reduces the impact of forests on the country’s socio-economic development and environmental maintenance. The development master plan seeks...

Ghana • 1996 • Forestry and Wildlife

National Disaster Management Organization Act

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

The act establishes the National Disaster Management Organization with the function to manage disaster areas and emergencies, as well as rehabilitation of persons affected. It is also responsible for developing disaster management plans to effectively...

Ghana • 1996 • Humanitarian Affairs

Pesticides Control and Management Act

Ghana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Contains rules associated with the sale and distribution of pesticides not registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and exceptions to those rules. In addition, the Act contains the criteria for approval and registration of...

Ghana • 1996 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Water Resources Commission Act

Ghana, Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources

The Act first establishes the Water Resource Commission, its composition and functions. It also lists regulations for the use of water resources.

Ghana • 1996 • Utilities

Food and Drugs (Amendment) Act

Ghana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Apart from the deletion and insertion of some sections of the Food and Drugs Act, the amendment also includes the mandatory fortification of salt.

Ghana • 1996 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Ghana: Vision 2020

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

Vision 2020 represents the national coordinating policy of Ghana for a 25 year period (1996 through 2020). The overall objective of the Vision 2020 is to become a middle-income country by 2020, prioritising human development,...

Ghana • 1995 • Economy

Forest and Wildlife Policy

Ghana, Ministry of Lands

The 1995 forest policy follows the 1948 policy. It pushes for an ecologically sound and sustainable development of a national forest estate and timber industry that ultimately preserves the cultural heritage of the country. The...

Ghana • 1995 • Forestry and Wildlife

National Plan of Action on Food and Nutrition (1995-2000)

Ghana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

An action plan to improve the nutritional status of Ghanaians by tackling matters related to food security, breastfeeding, nutrient related diseases and good hygiene. There is also the idea to build on existing nutrition programmes,...

Ghana • 1995 • Agriculture and Rural Development

The Free Zone Act, 1995

Ghana, Ministry of Trade and Industry

This is an Act to enable the establishment of free zones in Ghana for the promotion of economic development; to provide for the regulation of activities in free zones and for related purposes.

Ghana • 1995 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands Act

Ghana, Local Government and Rural Development

The Act establishes the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands and provides for the administration of Stool Lands. The office is responsible for the management of the stool land account and the funds contained...

Ghana • 1994 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Environmental Protection Agency Act

Ghana, Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation

It is a regulatory act that sets up the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Hazardous Committee, and the National Environmental Fund, among others. In the Act, specific functions of the EPA and the Hazardous Committee...

Ghana • 1994 • Environment and Climate Change

The Trees and Timber (Amendment) Act

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

This Amendment Act makes changes to the Trees and Timber Decree of 1974, specifically on renewal applications and levies on timber exports. There are also changes to some monetary figures. The Trees and Timber (Amendment)...

Ghana • 1994 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources