This year Form Ghana reached a milestone in plantation forestry with the first harvest of 3,000 cubic metres of teak from FSC certified plantations near Akumadan, the capital of Offinso North.

The teak plantations are managed by Form Ghana and have been certified since 2010. The plantations have been established and are managed with the help of Form International in the Netherlands.

The vision of Form Ghana is that reforestation of degraded forest land should be conducted to the highest standards for sustainable forest management, serving the needs of the local communities and restoring vital environmental services within an economically viable business model.

A recent press release from the company says it plans to reforest around at least 20,000 hectares of degraded forest reserve in Ghana, so far 7,000 hectares has been planted.