The Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG) has launched a strategic plan to promote efficient management of the nation’s natural forests and biodiversity conservation. The Director of the Institute, Dr Daniel Aniagyei Ofori, said the other goals of the plan included developing technologies for plantation forestry and the mobilisation, generation, processing and dissemination of information critical to the management of the forest resources. These ties in with the effort to position FORIG as a leading research institution to strengthen its contribution to the protection of the forest and its resources.The formal launch of the plan coincided with the annual review meeting held with key stakeholders of the Institute at Fumesua near Kumasi. “Making forestry research relevant to end users” was the theme chosen for the three-day meeting.

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