Timber Resource Management and Legality Licensing Regulations, 2017 (L.I. 2254)
Regulation 20—Selection criteria
(1) A small scale timber right shall be awarded based on the following criteria:
(a) technical and financial capabilities as well as the compliance of the applicant with the relevant regulations;
(b) a proposal of a Social Responsibility Agreement with local communities; and
(c) a proposal for the payment of a one-off timber rights fee based on the tree stocking of the area.
(2) The winner of the small scale timber right shall give an undertaking to assist communities and inhabitants of the communities whose land area encompasses the forest from which the timber is to be harvested, with amenities, services or benefits, and the cost of the agreed amenities, services, or benefits shall be five percent of the value of stumpage fee from the timber that is harvested.
Subject : Timber Resources Management And Legality
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Responsible Institution
Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation
Liberia Lake, Accra
- Email: contact@mesti.gov.gh
- Website: mesti.gov.gh
- GPS: GA-107-3073
- Telephone: 0302-666 049 0302-688913/688 663
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