International Association for impact Ghana (IAIA) is calling on government to embark on a rapid environmental audit and a Strategic environmental Assessment appraisal to determine mining areas for reclamation, cleanup and those available for further small scale mining operations in the country. According to the president for IAIA, Yaw Amoyaw-Osei, this is one of the … Read more
Everywhere you look headlines scream #Stop Galamsey Now! But, if you have lived in a place in Ghana where ‘Galamsey’ (i.e. artisanal/small-scale gold mining) is immense, you have seen it all. • Water bodies pollution; land and forest degradation; • Livelihood impact and poverty due to lack of jobs; • Health &safety risks e.g. risks … Read more
Some concerned Ghanaian citizens living in the United Kingdom have petitioned President Nana Addo to arrest persons involved in illegal mining, popularly referred to as Galamsey. They also demanded the deportation of foreign nationals complicit in Galamsey. Their petition comes in the wake of an intense campaign against the menace which has reportedly led to … Read more
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has called on the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI) to liaise with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR) to expedite action to resolve the long standing conflicting roles between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Inspectorate Division of the Minerals Commission (IDMC), the two … Read more
Road accidents, flooding, earth quakes, fire outbreaks and others are all disasters that occur in either our homes or work places. Most which are caused by man and others as a result of natural occurrence. Most of the manmade disasters can be prevented and also those with the effect of natural ones can be reduce … Read more
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM), human rights and environmental mining advocacy Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) has urged government to internalize the provisions of the ECOWAS directives on mining in the country. It said the “Free Prior and Informed Consent Principle and the Polluter Pays Principle”, which were provisions of the ECOWAS … Read more