Tag: environmental destruction

A Rocha Ghana and other groups condemn an illegal attempt to divert the Birim River at Apapam

A major turning point in Ghana’s relentless battle against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, may be on the horizon as the government enforces a new directive that mandates the ...

The fight against illegal mining in Ghana is turning into a constitutional mockery, as foreign illegal miners are deported while Ghanaian offenders face prosecution. With mercury-laced rivers, gutted forests, and ...

The ongoing destruction of Ghana’s lands, water bodies, and forests due to illegal mining (galamsey) continues to expose the nation’s systemic failures.  Recent developments, including a court decision granting bail ...

Renowned investigative journalist Erastus Asare Donkor has strongly criticized the government's response to the illegal mining crisis, or galamsey, accusing it of deliberately distorting the narrative for political gain. In ...

The fight against illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, in recent times, has been riddled with controversy, raising questions about the country’s commitment to human rights and the rule of ...

In a strong defence of the ongoing University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) strike against the activities of illegal mining, Professor Ransford Gyampo of the University of Ghana underscored the ...

Illegal mining, or galamsey, has become an ever-present menace in Ghana, wreaking havoc on the country’s natural resources, including its rivers, forests, and fertile lands. However, the devastating effects of ...

The Civil Society Platform Ghana on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has warned that the unchecked menace of galamsey could derail the country’s ability to achieve all 17 Sustainable Development ...

In a scathing critique of the government and political elite, National Democratic Congress (NDC) activist Dela Coffie has raised fresh concerns over Ghana's worsening illegal mining (galamsey) crisis, describing it ...