illegal mining

Over the past month, calls have intensified from several respected and therefore influential socio-economic groupings for government to declare a state of emergency in order to stop illegal artisanal mining …

Mangroves are vital ecosystems that provide coastal protection against storms and erosion, filter water, store vast amounts of carbon to combat climate change, and serve as critical nurseries for marine …

Ernest Owusu Bempah, Deputy National Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has asserted that the NPP lacks the moral authority to condemn the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over …

As pressure mounts on President John Mahama’s government to act swiftly in curbing the increasing illegal mining (galamsey), especially in the forest reserves and along water bodies, Hon Cadman Atta …

By Adnan Adams Mohammed As pressure mounts on President John Mahama’s government to act swiftly in curbing the increasing illegal mining (galamsey), especially in the forest reserves and along water …

By Toma Imirhe Cocoa prices ended last week’s rally upon news that Ghana’s Cocoa Board had cut its 2024/25 cocoa production forecast to 600,000 metric tonne from a December estimate …

Led by a team of five researchers from the University, the Anti-Galamsey Project seeks to address the menace of illegal mining through research, advocacy and the application of linguistic and …

      Adnan Adams Mohammed   Civil Society Organizations, working in the extractive and environmental sectors, have reaffirmed commitment to partnering with the President John Mahama’s government to achieve …

    Residents in constituencies affected by illegal mining (galamsey) have called on the President, H.E John Dramani Mahama, to as a matter urgency halt all small scale mining activities …

One key solution, he emphasized, is to mandate the Geological Survey Authority to identify suitable areas for small-scale mining operations, which would prevent miners from venturing into ecologically sensitive areas.