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Gov't bans Rosewood timber exportation

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  • Enviromentalist 10 years ago

    What is the local name(s) of Rosewood?

  • Loyalist 10 years ago

    Wawa

  • Idi Amin Mobutu Mokassa Jr. 10 years ago

    I don't believe that the local name for Rosewood in Ghana is "wawa". Wawa is found in the forest belt in Southern Ghana, mostly in Western, Brong Ahafo and Ashanti Regions. Rosewood is found mostly in the Savannah belt in the ...
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  • mkb 10 years ago

    Rosewood is called krayie in the ashanti and brong ahafo but the Kwahu people call it kwagyedu mpoboa

  • hamed 10 years ago

    WHY NOT LET THEM CUT TREES AND MAKE THEM PLANT NEWS ONES IN EVERY LOT THAT THEY ARE CUTTING

  • DAN 10 years ago

    pine tree or christmas tree farms are in usa for making paper from pine. and 15-20 years the pine can be cut for pulpwood or lumber to build houses

  • mkb 10 years ago

    This is long overdue.The selfish foresters who know that there shouldn't be exploitation in the savannah allowed it because of their pockets.God is watching them.

  • Morris 10 years ago

    Baning the harvest and exportation of Rosewood is like taking food from the people in the business because thus their business they do to survive.So with all due respect and please I suggest this case should be looking into ...
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  • KORDZOSIKA SAMUEL 10 years ago

    Baning of harvest and exportation of rosewood is like making some percentage of people unexpected blind,increase of jobless in the country.moreover, rosewood is classified under others and have no sientific name.Also,rosewood ...
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  • Samuel 10 years ago

    i think fast growing trees can be planted and help prevent lack of jobs, becouse this is helping alot of youths in organising themselfs for a better furture since they dont have any mines of survival. Thank u, God bless