In a step towards addressing the growing challenges of illegal logging and timber trafficking in Ghana, a National ...

In 2014, Ghana and the EU conducted a joint assessment to evaluate Ghana’s readiness to export legal timber,” she noted. She said the findings were con­cerning: 148 permits and leases needed ...

Timber has been a popular source of construction material for thousands of years. Through sawing, milling, and other engineered wood conversion processes, various wood forms have been created and ...

Wood, on the other hand, decays and is vulnerable to moisture damage and fire. That’s not necessarily the case anymore, thanks to the development of advanced timber. New materials like glulam ...

Wood joints are a traditional method of joining timber. There are a range of different joints that can be used for different situations that provide a variety of levels of strength and structure.

more odoriferous wood is, the more durable it is Indeed, the longer a tree has been used for pitch, the less enduring is the timber that, it yields; and it may be asserted, that the wood of thu C ...

A new generation of sustainable practices is transforming the architectural landscape. What is its 'secret'? The combination of innovation, ecological awareness, and, fundamentally, the ...

Ghana sits on the Atlantic Ocean and borders Togo, Cote d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso. Its population is about 34.8 million (2018). In the past two decades, it has taken major strides towards democracy ...

Aesthetics close aestheticHow something looks. relate to the way a material looks, and each example of timber has a different pattern on the grain and texture. The way a timber looks can be ...

Global credit ratings agency Moody's on Friday upgraded Ghana's long-term local and foreign currency issuer ratings to "Caa2" from "Caa3" and "Ca," respectively, citing extensive debt treatment ...

ACCRA, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Ghana's health service has reported the country's first case of mpox this year, without disclosing which variant had been recorded, according to a statement. A health ...

Ghana Inflation Heats Up in September on Higher Food Prices Annual inflation advances to 21.5% versus 20.4% August Central bank cut rates Sept 27, saw price risk fairly balanced ...