President John Dramani Mahama has announced a government policy to ban the issuance of mining leases in all forest reserves ...

The Executive Director of the Centre for Extractives and Development Africa, Samuel Osei Bekoe, has highlighted that ...

Accra: The new NDC government and President Mahama have put ecosystem restoration and economic growth from reforestation on ...

The Minister designate for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has affirmed his commitment to stop the issuance of licences to companies to mine in the country’s forest reserves ...

Accra - Illegal mining has become a crippling burden on Ghana, wreaking havoc on the nation's water bodies, land, and even claiming lives. Despite repeated efforts by successive governments, the ...

President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday reiterated Government’s commitment to ban mining in all forest reserves of the nation. “Let me take this opportunity to state that it shall be the policy of ...

As the impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation become obvious in areas around the world experiencing extreme weather events and raging wildfires, the unsung heroes ...

The Aowin Traditional Council has accused the Member of Parliament for the area, Oscar Ofori Larbi, of engaging in illegal ...

Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Minister-designate for Lands and Natural Resources, has reaffirmed his commitment to banning ...

Illegal and small-scale mining known as galamsey is contaminating the country’s rivers and soil, activists say.

“Despite the government’s assertions, bauxite mining would forever destroy the Atewa forest, leaving extinct species and dried up water sources in its wake,” said Daryl Bosu, deputy national director ...

The Kumawu District Manager of the Forest Services Division (FSD), under Ghana's Forestry Commission, has issued a passionate plea to citizens and stakeholders in communities bordering forests to step ...