In 2017 the company obtained a lease for 4,428ha in the Awuru ad Chirimfa forest reserves. The land areas not planted by the Company currently hold a canopy cover of less than 5% and show a dominance of secondary growth species such as elephant grass, characteristic of the transition zone, and is ideally suitable for growing both indigenous and commercial timber species. The company is looking to expand the area in operation (2021 annual report). "Our plantations in both Ghana and Sierra Leone are large, now covering almost 10,000ha each" (annual report 2021).

According to Verra documents the Company’s current total land holding is 17,983 hectares. The company's website indicates the size in operation as of 2023 in 8940 ha. Note that contract area polygons are not available for all size increases, hence the total size under contract under land area is higher than the sum of the land area under the location tab. The company annual report 2019 indicates total land holding summing 48,084 hectares, of which - Ghana: 20,835 ha and in Sierra Leone: 27,249 ha. A 2023 ESIA report states that in Ghana Miro operations are in Boumfuom, Chirimfa, Awura and Abrimasu and South Formangso Forest Reserves in the Asante Akim North district, Sekyere Afram Plains district and Mampong municipality and Asante Akim South district respectively, in the Ashanti Region. The total land holding is 19,733 hectares (ha), made up of c.12,000 ha planted (i.e., Eucalyptus species, Acacia, Gmelina and Teak) and 6,993 ha of conservation area which have been leased from the government through the Forestry Commission (data source #11 7vs5W80h).

The Company mixes commercial plantation forestry with protection and regeneration of indigenous tree species and the promotion of bio-diversity and environmentally sustainable land-use management. Miro has signed a commission agreement with South Pole, one of the largest traders in carbon credits, to certify Miro’s plantations to the voluntary carbon standard (VCS) and then sell the resulting credits. As a result, Miro expects to sell approximately 700,000+ credits in the next 6-12 months followed by over 150,000 per year hereafter.

The Company mixes commercial plantation forestry with protection and regeneration of indigenous tree species and the promotion of bio-diversity and environmentally sustainable land-use management. Miro has signed a commission agreement with South Pole, one of the largest traders in carbon credits, to certify Miro’s plantations to the voluntary carbon standard (VCS) and then sell the resulting credits. As a result, Miro expects to sell approximately 700,000+ credits in the next 6-12 months followed by over 150,000 per year hereafter. The land areas not planted by the Company currently hold a canopy cover of less than 5% and show a dominance of secondary growth species such as elephant grass, characteristic of the transition zone, and is ideally suitable for growing both indigenous and commercial timber species.

Carbon offset project.

Miro Forestry to lease the land in agreement with the landowners and the Forestry Commission for a period of 50 years and will be renewable for a further 50 years.

Increase in land area since 2009. In 2012 the company obtained a second concession in the same forest reserve

Several increases in land area have been signed since 2009.

First trees planted in 2010 From JRC: ": VHR from 2012 and 2014 are showing a small timber plantation of about 100 ha. It seems the plantation started a bit before 2012 (trees are low). From the analysis of Sentinel-2 time series between 2016 and 2019, it seems that the area covered by trees increased each year." Still in operation in 2021.

First trees planted in 2010. From JRC: ": VHR from 2012 and 2014 are showing a small timber plantation of about 100 ha. It seems the plantation started a bit before 2012 (trees are low). From the analysis of Sentinel-2 time series between 2016 and 2019, it seems that the area covered by trees increased each year." Still in operation in 2023.

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Finnfund and CDC have invested in the project. The company used to be called Miro National Interest Company Limited (MIRO-NICOL) but is more recently referred to only as MIRO Forestry Ghana. Miro Forestry Developments Limited (hereafter “Miro”) is a commercial forestry and timber products group operating in West Africa in Ghana and Sierra Leone.

Finnfund and CDC have invested in the project. The company used to be called Miro National Interest Company Limited (MIRO-NICOL) but is more recently referred to only as MIRO Forestry Ghana. Miro Forestry Developments Limited (hereafter “Miro”) is a commercial forestry and timber products group operating in West Africa in Ghana and Sierra Leone.

The forest reserves land is owned by the people of Agogo, Kwamang, Mampong and Kumawu Traditional areas

Plantain plantation owners filed legal action against the company for 'destroying' 1200acres.

Degraded forest land. Most likely local communities will have used the land for agriculture and communal use of resources.

Degraded forest land