Environment
Forestry Commission, Regional Minister lead tree planting in Northern Region
Officials of the Forestry Commission , joined by Alhaji Shani Alhassan Saibu, Northern Regional Minister amongst other personalities, on Friday led a tree planting exercise in Tamale to mark this...
Ghana urges consensus for sustainable ocean management practices
Ghana is liaising with stakeholders to achieve a sustainable national oceans governance and management practices. That enthusiasm is tied with the Sustainable Development Goals 14 and Six for an enhanced...
Ghana has lost 30 per cent of its forest cover over a 20-year period- Minister
Ghana has lost 30 per cent of its forest cover in the past 20 years due to agricultural expansion, logging and mining, Madam Ophelia Mensah Hayford, Minister of Environment, Science,...
Ghana’s nuclear power project: Media’s role indispensable
Mr Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, Chief Executive, Volta River Authority (VRA), has emphasised the pivotal role of the media in creating public awareness and generating support for Ghana's nuclear power project. "Your...
Enhanced sustainable agric practices will conserve Ghana’s forest reserves – Frimpong Manso Institute
The Frimpong Manso Institute (FMI) has advocated enhanced sustainable agricultural practices to conserve Ghana's forest and other natural habitats. The Institute said enhanced sustainable agricultural practices would also help restore...
Expediate formulation of coastal management policy to mitigate climate change, natural disasters – Gov’t urged
Government has been tasked to expedite the formulation of a coastal management policy to guide the implementation of activities along Ghana’s coastlines in the face of climate change and natural...
30 million seedlings survived out of 41 million planted since 2021 – Abu Jinapor
Based on the survival rate of seedlings planted from 2021 to date during the Green Ghana Day, 30 million trees had survived out of over 41 million seedlings planted. Speaking...
Minister pushes for sectoral collaboration to restore ecosystem
Mrs. Ophelia Mensah Hayford, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, has called for sectoral collaboration to restore Ghana’s ecosystem on a mass scale. She urged collaboration among...
Landowners urged to invest in forest plantations
Landowners in the Atwima enclave have been urged to invest in forest plantations as a business since it is a profitable venture. Mr Abraham Essel, the Nkawie District Forest Officer,...
EPA holds dialogue on use of mercury in gold processing
The Environmental Protection Agency, through the GEF-funded planetGOLD Ghana project has organised a dialogue session with key stakeholders and Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) value chain actors on use...
