Canadian Company To Harvest Underwater Timber In Ghana

A Ghanian conservation research center will assist a Canadian company in harvesting underwater trees in one of the world's largest tropical hardwood forests. The process promises to leave a smaller environmental footprint than traditional logging, but worries some fishermen in Ghana's Volta Lake region who are concerned about disruption to the habitat of the area's tilapia and other fish, environmental groups say. Ghana's Nature Conservation Research Centre said this week that it will help Clark Sustainable Resource Developments in taking dead, water-submerged trees instead of live trees from land. "Volta Lake has huge potential in terms of timber resources, but because we're cutting dead trees, we're limiting our impact on the environment," said Wayne Dunn, president and CEO of the Canadian company...