Cape Three Points Forest Reserve under threat
The Cape Three Points Forest Reserve in the Ahanta West District in the Western Region, considered to be a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area (GSBA), is now under serious threat. As a GSBA,
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Floods render many homeless at Dunkwa-On-Offin
Many people have been rendered homeless at Dunkwa-On-Offin in the Central Region following floods in the area. According to a National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) official, Madam Esther
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8-Member committee to investigate contaminated fuel
The Ministry of Energy has initiated steps to investigate the purported release of five million litres of contaminated fuel onto the market by the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST).
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Fishing at Shama slows down as illegal mining on Pra pollutes sea
According to the Chief Fisherman, Nana Enubasa, the water from the estuary used to be fresh and clean and served as a source of drinking water, “but now you cannot drink this water anymore" According
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Child labour exposes children to high risks
A survey conducted by Child Rights International (CRI), a civil society organisation committed to promoting children’s rights, has shown that over 2,092 children in Ghana are exposed to high risks as a
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MoFA, Lands Ministry to protect farmlands from mining activities
The ministries of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and Lands and Natural Resources are developing a programme that will protect cocoa farms in the country from the operations of small-scale and illegal miners
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New programme to promote forestry, agric takes off
A programme to promote the uptake of sustainability best practices in forestry and agricultural commodity supply chains in West Africa has taken off. Known as the ‘Africa Legality Programme,’
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MP urges gov’t to tread cautiously on illegal mining clamp down
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia North, Mr Collins Owusu Amankwah has advised government to tread cautiously with its quest to stop illegal mining in the country. He explained that
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Germany supports Ghana with €25 million to tackle e-waste menace
Germany is to support Ghana with €25 million euros to tackle its growing electronic waste menace. The fund is to support the establishment of structures for the effective collection and recycling
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MP alarmed at increased rate of illegal felling of rosewood
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Builsa South, Dr Clement Apaak, has expressed alarm at the increased rate of illegal felling of rosewood, an endangered tropical hardwood specie, in the Builsa South