A toxicologist made a submission on JOYNewsfile recently and noted that restoring the quality of a damaged biological system such as water may need a decade. The comment centred on efforts at reclaiming environmentally degraded lands and whether they actually restore the fertility of soils.
However, a researcher with the...
As part of the fight against illegal mining, Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has intensified calls for the introduction of a new law that will mandate using ISO-14001 - an environmental management framework - across all mining operations as part of the country’s fight against illegal mining.
ISO 14001 is the...
By Peter Martey AGBEKO, (APR)
We are faced with an environmental catastrophe fueled by illegal mining activities, known locally as galamsey. Beyond the visible destruction of lush forests and once-pristine rivers, galamsey has created a more insidious problem: the contamination of water supplies and the food chain with heavy metals and other toxic...
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has seconded government’s decision to revoke the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations, 2023 (L. I. 2462) as part of a new move in the fight against illegal mining commonly known as galamsey.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed that...
By Ishmael Nii Amanor DODOO (Dr)
Today, the illegal artisanal mining called galamsey has become a menace, an existential threat to Ghana. What started as a source of livelihood for many young Ghanaian and, an income stream for Government has become a scar in the conscience of the highest echelons...
By Albert ARHIN (Dr)
Earlier this year, the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) launched the "Vision 2057" document, outlining a long-term national development framework that will improve the living standards of Ghanaians and achieving upper-middle-income status by 2057.
This policy document presents a detailed vision of Ghana's social, economic, and environmental...
By Peter Martey AGBEKO( APR)
In a powerful demonstration of faith and environmental responsibility, Catholics in Ghana took to the streets today in an Environmental Prayer Walk organised by the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra in collaboration with the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious (CMSR-GH).
The walk, which drew a large and...
By Kizito CUDJOE
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) is intensifying calls for introducing a new law that will mandate the use of ISO-14001, an environmental management framework, across all mining operations as part of the country’s fight against illegal mining.
This proposal aims to enforce sustainable mining practices and limit environmental...
The Ghana Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Platform on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has thrown its support behind the“End Galamsey” strike led by organized labor, which begins today.
The platform, which represents over 500 civil society groups, issued a strong call for the government to take immediate and decisive action against...