Tag: Forest Reserve

Mining in Forest Reserves not Banned Until Act 703 is Amended - Mining Consultant Hints

Illegal Mining: Concerned CSOs Commend Government for Revoking L.I. 2462

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has strongly refuted claims of dishonesty and misinformation in a report published by the Fourth Estate. The report focused on remarks made by ...

According to Sulemana Issifu, Director of Research for Climate Change and Food Security, Ghana's forest cover has drastically dwindled by 38%, as reported by the Forestry Commission. Issifu warned that ...

Despite years of successive government efforts and substantial investments aimed at eradicating illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, the issue remains a pressing concern for almost all Ghanaians. The activities ...

A coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Ghana has issued a formal notice of intent to take legal action against the Government of Ghana over concerns regarding the protection ...

The minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon Samuel Abu Jinapor, has disclosed that government is considering placing a total ban on all small scale mining activities in the country's ...

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Lands and Forestry, Benito Owusu-Bio, has commended the Sehwi Wiawso Forestry Commission for working tirelessly in the region to ...

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has intimated that the issue of encroachment on forest reserves and public lands in the Northern Region must be dealt ...

The Minerals Commission has dismissed claims that permits have been issued for mining near the Mole National Park. The Commission said in a statement that the claims are untrue and ...