WR: 15,000 pieces of processed wood and 118 chainsaw machines retrieved from 37 illegal chainsaw operators

The Joint Military-Police taskforce against illegal chainsaw operations have retrieved a mind boggling 15 thousand pieces of processed wood and 118 chainsaw machines from some 37 illegal chainsaw operators in the Sehwi-Wiawso and Juaboso areas of the Western region. These came to light when the Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Mr. Kwadwo Owusu […]

Illegal chainsaw operations: Sir John advocates shoot-to-kill approach to deal with menace

The Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Mr Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, has proposed to the government to sanction a shoot-to-kill system to ward off illegal chainsaw operators from degrading the forests. He said such a decision could also help protect members of the joint military-police forestry task force from attacks, especially in the Sefwi Wiaso […]