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Oscar award-winning actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, has added his voice to calls for the protection of the Atewa Forest as Ghana prepares to commence the first phase of the Sinohydro deal. The deal will see Ghana’s bauxite reserves in the Atewa Forest mined and traded in a ‘barter’ deal for $2 […]

Forest wardens walk into the Atewa Forest Reserve in Ghana, where millions of tons of bauxite could be mined. (Cristina Aldehuela/AFP/Getty Images Below the towering mahogany trees that blanket this lush mountainside, hidden beneath the brown-red soil, lie millions of tons of very valuable rock. This world-renowned forest reserve, called […]

Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Environment minister, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng’s claim that, “People who are against mining bauxite in Atewa are the same people who are actively engaged in galamsey in Atewa”, has attracted strong disapproval from the general public. Concerned Citizens of […]

CONAMA Leaders in a photograph with leaders from Parliament after the presentation of the Petition The Coalition of NGOs against Mining in Atewa Forest (CONAMA), on Friday, June 21, 2019 presented to the Parliament of Ghana, a petition which concerns the mining of Bauxite in the Atewa Forest. The petition […]