Rosewood is noted to be the most lucrative illegal operation in wild fauna and flora especially across the West African region. The high demand from China has led to illegal logging across the continent thereby increasing the exploitation and exportation of rosewood. The continent is losing huge sums of money due to unsustainable means of harvesting its natural resources as well ...

Ghananian traders and citizens will now have information about the value and quantity of illegal Rosewood imported to China with the help of the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). According to a September report, approximately 9,330 tons of Rosewood was imported to China, which is a breach of regulation that clearly prohibits export, transport and harvest of species. Another investigation points ...