Sunday, January 21, 2024

Corruption Fuels Illegal Rosewood Smuggling from Ghana to China

 The China Global South project published on 15 January 2024 a study titled "Lack of Political Will in Ghana Fuels Illegal Rosewood Logging, Smuggling to China" by Nosmot Gbadamosi.  

China is the world's largest deforester of other nations.  Corrupt Ghanian officials and corrupt Chinese businessmen contribute to the problem by illegally logging valuable rosewood in Ghana and smuggling it to China.