IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative, World Cocoa Foundation, Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Forestry Commission, Ghana Cocoa Board and over 20 Cocoa and Chocolate Producing companies participated in the fourth Oversight Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 16th June 2022 at Tang Palace in Accra. The Committee approved the CFI 2021-2025 National Implementation Plan and also approved the Earth Observation Lab (EOLAB) which will allow companies access to reliable land use maps and boundary shapefiles while Forestry Commission works on the National Forest Monitoring System. The Committee also approved 8 priority areas for 2022/2023 implementation years. The 8 priorities are;
- Satellite based monitoring (and mapping)
- Tree Registration and Land Title Documentation
- Forest restoration
- Integrated Landscapes (HIAs)
- Cocoa Traceability (CMS)
- Resettlement, Social and Environmental Safeguards
- CFI Funding
- Communication and Sensitization
