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 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...
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...
By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey OBU & Grace ANKUAH
The environment plays an important role in improving the quality of life of people. Hence, the issue of illegal mining or galamsey should concern every Ghanaian. We intend to map the life expectancy between Ghana and other countries based on 2023 and...
The Akyem Mine, located in the Birim North district of the Eastern region of Ghana, was conceived through exploration activities by Normandy Mining in the mid-1990s.
With Newmont acquiring Normandy in 2002, exploration was intensified to confirm and define the gold resource in the years that followed. Backed by the...
By Buertey Francis BORYOR
The Catholic Archdiocese of Accra, has embarked on an environmental prayer walk against illegal mining in Accra, registering their frustration over the menace also known as ‘Galamsey’ destroying the country’s water bodies and forest cover, October 11, 2024.
The Environmental Prayer Walk, organised by the Catholic...