Ghana's 'miracle': Logging underwater forests for exotic timber

December 4, 2008

Freshly cut trees dry in one of the many sawmills in Kumasi. Ghana, which is running short of forests to chop down, is about to turn to the dead trees underneath its Lake Volta as a new source of exotic timber, one of its top export earners.

Ghana, which is running short of forests to chop down, is about to turn to the dead trees underneath its Lake Volta as a new source of exotic timber, one of its top export earners.

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• M_N - Dec 04, 2008
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  I would have thought it would be better to cut the trees down BEFORE creating an artificial lake.
  
  Is anyone else sick of the words "climate change" being inserted into most articles when it isn't warranted? This program in Ghana is being done to provide revenue for the country, as well as reduce further deforestation, NOT to "help fight climate change".
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• WeAreGods - Dec 04, 2008
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  Amen, brother. After last winter's increase in cold weather, I have half a mind to leave my SUV running at night.
  Climate Change, Shmimate Change.
  
  
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• Roach - Dec 10, 2008
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  Think of the poor submarine spotted owl they are evicting to do this!!! But seriously, M_N The problem with artificial lakes is the plant life does help to maintain the bottom while the aquatic life starts, and usually there is not sufficient demand to procede with the clear cutting of the forrest at that time. I realize that foresight and a little planning and they could have stored the lumber, but such projects are usually government run so foresight is not really their forte.
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