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Conservation-oriented organisation, A Rocha, wants the government removed from its position as Co-Chair of the Forest and Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP). At COP27, world leaders launched the FCLP, and the Ghana government was given the position of Co-Chair alongside the US government. According to A Rocha, Ghana accepting the position of FCLP Co-chair meant that the President and his government ...

President Akufo-Addo has directed the Ministry of the Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation together with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend with immediate effect the enforcement of L.I 2462 on mining in forest reserves. This comes after a meeting with Organised Labour on Tuesday, October 8 after the latter had announced they will declare a nationwide strike on October ...

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has declared an indefinite strike, effective October 10, 2024, following an overwhelming vote in favour of industrial action to support a nationwide ban on mining and prospecting activities in ecologically sensitive areas. The decision, backed by 77.95% of UTAG members across 15 branches, underscores the association’s firm stance on protecting the environment from ...

The Civil Society Platform on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has underscored the need for Government to find immediate solutions to the illegal mining conundrum, cautioning that Ghana may not achieve the SDGs Target by 2030 if the problem persists. At a press conference in Accra to declare their stance on the illegal mining debacle that has engulfed the nation, the ...

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has disclosed that the government will soon announce some major interventions it will deploy in its attempts to fight illegal mining, commonly called galamsey. Mr. Jinapor in an interview with Bernard Avle on the Citi Breakfast Show on Citi FM on Tuesday, October 8, said the government’s meeting with Organised ...

The Chairman of Parliament’s Select Committee on Environment, Science, and Technology, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has hinted that he will be raising the issue of illegal mining on the floor of Parliament next Tuesday, October 15. He contends that the government’s deafening silence on the menace, commonly called galamsey is a cause for concern. Parliament is set to commence the 5th ...

Civil Society Organizations(CSOs) have continued to mount pressure on the government of Ghana to as a matter of urgency declare a state of emergency over Ghana’s water bodies and forest reserves and implement strict measures to halt mining activities in protected areas.     In a communiqué issued after a Convening on Environment, Mineral Exploitation, and Energy Transition held in Accra, ...

Organised Labour has confirmed its decision to proceed with the nationwide strike planned for Thursday, October 10, 2024. The group expressed dissatisfaction with President Akufo-Addo’s response to their demands, despite his reaffirmed commitment to addressing the illegal mining issue. Organised Labour has been urging the president to declare a state of emergency on illegal mining and implement long-term solutions to ...

A convening of Civil Society Organizations(CSOs) working in the areas of environment and natural resources has ended in Accra with a clarion call on government to find a balance between resource extraction and protecting the environment for future generations. The meeting, held on the theme, “Environment, Natural Resource and Energy Transition, “was purposed to take stock and engage in a ...

Thirty Four major Civil Society  Organizations( (CSOs) in Ghana have added their voices in condemning the recent incidents of police manhandling, arbitrary arrests, detention without indication of location, and ill-treatment of peaceful protesters over the past weekend in Ghana.  The CSOs, including STAR-Ghana Foundation, Imani Africa, Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas, Federation of Female Lawyers (FIDA-Ghana) say the actions as confirmed, ...