The orangutan population on the island of Borneo has shrunk by a quarter in the last decade, researchers said Friday, urging a rethink of strategies to protect the critically-endangered great ape. The first-ever analysis of long-term orangutan population trends revealed a worrying decline, they said. An international team of researchers used a combination of helicopter … Read more
The orangutan population on the island of Borneo has shrunk by a quarter in the last decade, researchers said Friday, urging a rethink of strategies to protect the critically-endangered great ape. The first-ever analysis of long-term orangutan population trends revealed a worrying decline, they said. An international team of researchers used a combination of helicopter … Read more
The Minister of Lands, Forestry and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has hinted that government would soon start using drones and other modern technology to fight illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey in Ghana, to ensure the protection of water bodies. Mr. John Peter Amewu made this disclosure during a visit to the AngloGold Ashanti … Read more
Over the years, government has been making efforts by coming up with different policies to curb the practice of illegal gold mining, otherwise known as galamsey in Ghana. The love and desire for more gold by illegal miners might eventually lead to the fulfillment of a water scarcity prediction by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This … Read more
After a recent three-week visit to my hometown in the Atiwa District, I have spent sleepless nights agonising and grieving over the incalculable damage which the Chinese are inflicting on our country, particularly in the rural areas through illegal mining and galamsey, and the consequent massive degradation of our land and pollution of almost all … Read more
President John Mahama has hinted of an elaborate plan by his government towards revamping oil palm production in Ghana. The plan includes the establishment of an Oil Palm Regulatory Board to promote and regulate investment in the sector, he noted. Speaking at the climax of this year’s Deza (Oil Palm) festival of the chiefs and … Read more