95% of timber dealers in Kumasi operate without licences – Timber Monitoring Team

He made the revelation during a stakeholder engagement with timber sellers in five wood markets in Kumasi aimed at improving documentation, protecting forest reserves, and enhancing the tracking of wood in the country.

The Director of the Timber Monitoring Team, Alhaji Mohammed Doku, who led the team, said the situation is fueling illegal logging and making it difficult to trace wood to its source.

A tour of sawn timber markets in Kumasi has revealed that over ninety-five percent of industry players are operating without licences.