Mr John Pwamang, Acting Executive Director, of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday said the disposal of plastics and debris in the ocean was leading to enlargement and death of some marine wildlife through ingestion. He said human activities such as over fishing, use of inappropriate fishing gears, introduction of foreign species were the … Read more
Mr John Pwamang, Acting Executive Director, of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday said the disposal of plastics and debris into the ocean was leading to enlargement and death of some marine wildlife through ingestion. He said human activities such as over fishing, use of inappropriate fishing gears, introduction of foreign species were the … Read more
As part of World Environment Day, which fell on June 5 annually, the Ghana Chamber of Mines is calling for effective policy implementation to protect the environment as well as sustain the conservation of the country’s natural resources. This is in response to the wanton destruction of the environment by illegal miners, against whom a … Read more
NADMO wants drivers to using lorry stations as terminals Ashanti Regional Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Kwabena Nsenkyire has cautioned drivers in the Kumasi Metropolis to refrain from turning fuel stations to lorry terminals. Kwabena Nsenkyire speaking in an with Abusua Dawuro’s Nana Ama Annor said using fuel stations as lorry terminal … Read more
As the United States was withdrawing from the Paris climate pact, China’s clean energy ambitions were being reflected in the launch of the world’s largest floating solar farm. The 40-megawatt power plant has 160,000 panels resting on a lake that emerged after the collapse of a coal mine in central Anhui province. It is part … Read more
“One and a half years ago, our enquiries at the Ghana Revenue Authority and Ministry of Finance indicated that we had paid in over 45 million Ghana Cedis,” Mr Daniel Yaw Mensah Tornyegah, Executive Secretary of GPMA said on Late Edition on 3FM hosted by Alfred Ocansey. He was speaking on the occasion of the … Read more
A new study has revealed that the major culprit behind Earth’s polluted oceans are the world’s river systems. Researchers at the Ocean Cleanup Project has estimated up to 5 trillion pounds of plastic is floating in the sea, and two-thirds of it comes from the 20 most contaminated rivers – 67 percent of the global … Read more
Plastic that is dumped in rivers and then ends up in the world’s oceans is one of the major sources of marine pollution, a new study said this week, with Asian waterways the main culprits. Researchers at The Ocean Cleanup — a Dutch foundation developing new technologies for ridding the oceans of plastic — say … Read more
Trump’s decision is a clear sign of his continued support of the fossil fuel industry ,he said The historic agreement that pursued all efforts to limit global temperature increase to 1.5°C and the move by Donald Trump to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate agreement is an environmental injustice and failure of … Read more
More than 600 commitments have been received at the Ocean Conference underway at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York with a pledge to take action to improve the health of the ocean. The voluntary commitments, including countries, businesses and civil society groups, have been recorded and more are expected at the Ocean Conference. … Read more
The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Frimpong Boateng, has stated that the country cannot achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed at ending poverty and protecting the planet if the country’s biodiversity is not achieved. The Professor, who made this statement while addressing a gathering at this year’s World Environment Day Celebrations … Read more
A frontline park ranger from the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday delivered an emotive testimony to legislators against the ivory trade in Hong Kong, as the city faces criticism over how it plans to phase out the trade. The southern Chinese city, a major hub for ivory sales, announced last year that it would … Read more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has planted 1000 seedlings of different species on a five-acre land at Kyebi in the Eastern Region. The Acting Executive Director of EPA, John Pwamang, explained that the exercise is to promote the planting of tress on reclaimed galamsey lands and create awareness for action in the protection of the … Read more
As part of preparations to mark this year’s World Environment Day Celebrations on Monday, 5th June, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has planted 1,000 seedlings on some reclaimed ‘galamsey’ lands at Kyebi in the Eastern Region. The EPA said the activity falls in line with its mandate of preserving the lands and making them habitable. … Read more
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), has held an inception technical workshop for the “Environmentally Sound Disposal and Recycling of E-waste in Ghana” Programme in Accra. The Technical workshop is supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. With an approved budget of 15 million Euro from the German Government, … Read more
India’s environment minister Friday said his country is committed to the Paris climate accord irrespective of the position of other nations, after the US announced plans to pull out of the global pact. “As far as the Paris accord is concerned… our government is committed irrespective of the stand of anyone, anywhere in the world,” … Read more
The US exit from the Paris climate pact is a gift to China’s ambitions to become world leader on everything from trade to global warming, despite its own mixed record. Beijing appeared well aware of the opening that it was given as it vowed to uphold the deal to cut carbon emissions after President Donald … Read more
Democratic state governors from California, New York and Washington formed an immediate alliance Thursday committed to countering climate change, defying Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States was leaving the 2015 Paris accord. The three states represent more than one-fifth of US gross domestic product, are home to 68 million people, or nearly one in … Read more
After years of fighting to roll back Barack Obama’s policies, top US environmental official and climate change skeptic Scott Pruitt saw his efforts bear fruit Thursday when President Donald Trump announced the US exit from the Paris climate deal. Pruitt heads the Environmental Protection Agency, and has spent much of the last few months since … Read more
President Donald Trump may be dragging out his decision on whether to ditch the Paris climate agreement, but major American corporations have not waited for a government signal to start cutting their carbon emissions. Before Trump had even raised the possibility of scrapping US involvement in the landmark 2015 treaty, Coca-Cola and the engineering giant … Read more