source and finance appropriate technology for underwater harvesting of timber from the Volta Lake. Ghana's Volta Lake was created with the construction in 1964 of the Akosombo Dam. Construction of ...

Wood from a vast underwater forest in Ghana could be used to rebuild Notre ... Massive tropical trees have been submerged beneath Lake Volta since 1965, when the construction of Ghana's Akosombo ...

Lake Volta, one of the world's ... Reduced oxygen and light levels underwater, greatly slow down decomposition of the sunken logs. Timber is Ghana's fourth export earner -- after gold, cocoa ...

Lake Volta, one of the world’s largest artificial lakes, is expected to yield millions of dollars worth of timber in what is set to be Africa’s biggest-ever underwater logging of what was thought to ...

According to the Minister, the trial removal will pave way for the Canadian company, which is specialized in underwater ... Ghana Navy on the lake, has also helped stop overloading on the Volta ...

The Volta Lake was created with the construction ... products from Ghana to the global market, establish Ghana as a world leader in underwater timber harvesting and develop technologically ...

This June, let’s do Ghana! Join the trip escapades to an island on Lake Volta for a fun solo, or family, adventure spree from ...

Lake Volta, located in Ghana, spans a staggering 8,502 square kilometres - about 3.6% of the country’s total land area. Stretching approximately 250 miles (400km) from north to south ...

Submerged forests can be found across the globe, encompassing various types but often referring to those where tree remains have been preserved underwater ... in the world, Lake Volta was created ...

Lake Volta, contained behind the Akosombo Dam, covers 3.6% of Ghana and has a surface area of 3,283 square miles (8,502 square kilometres). It is also the third-largest artificial lake in the ...

Wood submerged in Ghana's Lake Volta is a "genius solution" to rebuilding the French cathedral, some say but others disagree.