The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, on behalf of the Forestry Commission, has signed a Letter of Intent with the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the grant of Thirty Million US dollars (USD $30,000,000.00) to provide additional/alternative livelihood support to forest fringe communities as an incentive for them to engage in enhanced forest protection, forest restoration and reforestation.
This forms part of efforts by the Government of Ghana to achieve the biodiversity and climate objectives under the Resilient Ghana Package launched at COP28 in Dubai, last year.
In 2022, at COP 27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rt.
Hon.