Environment
Ghana loses USD 54billion annually to environmental degradation – EPA
An economic assessment on the cost of environmental degradation in Ghana is valued at USD 54billion annually, Dr Kingsley Kurugu , the Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, has...
Ghanaians asked to embrace more climate change adaptation measures
Mr Shine Fiagome, Western Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Agency has encouraged Ghanaians to embrace the Greening Ghana project which serve as one key measure in climate adaptations to...
Illegal mining threatens water security in Central Region – GWCL cautious
The Ghana Water Company Limited GWCL has bemoaned the continuous destruction of water bodies through illegal mining activities, particularly in the Central Region. Mr Nicholas Okyere, the Water Quality Assurance...
Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant commissioned in Ho
A state-of-the-art solid waste treatment plant for the Volta Region has been commissioned in Ho for use by residents. The Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant (IRECOP) is designed to...
Earth Day: US Embassy promotes sustainability
Mr Rolf Olson, the Charge d’Affaires, U. S. Embassy, , Ghana, has urged the public, especially the youth to embrace and practice environmental sustainability. That would contribute to circularity, reduce emissions, prevent...
World Earth Day: CCCFS calls for urgent action to end plastic pollution
The Centre for Climate Change and Food Security (CCCFS) is calling for urgent steps to tackle plastic pollution on the environment as the world marks World Earth Day. According...
President Akufo-Addo commissions Kumasi 1 Thermal Power Plant to boost power supply
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo , has commissioned the phase one of a thermal power plant with the capacity to generate 150 megawatts of electricity at Anwomaso, in the...
Green Ghana Day scheduled for June 7
This year's Green Ghana Day is to be observed on June 7 where 10 million tree seedlings of various species are expected to be planted across the country. Out of...
Professor Chris Gordon appointed Earth Commission Ambassador
The former Director of the Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies(IESS), University of Ghana, Professor Christopher Gordon, has been appointed as an Ambassador of the second phase of the Earth...
EPA inaugurate National Adaptation Plans Ambassadors
The Environmental Protection Agency( EPA )has appointed six individuals as Ambassadors from various sectors of society to promote the country's National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). They are Nana Akyeamfour Asafo Boakye...
