Becoming the Mining Hub of Africa: Detrimental to Inclusive and Sustainable Development of Ghana

Becoming the Mining Hub of Africa: Detrimental to Inclusive and Sustainable Development of Ghana

June 13, 2024
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In recent years, Ghana has not only emerged as a significant player in the global mining industry but has also ascended to the position of the number one producer of gold in Africa. While this development might appear to promise economic growth and increased foreign investment, the reality on the […]

Press Release: Notice of Civil Action Against the Government of Ghana

May 16, 2024
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Recent developments resulting from the active actions of the Government of Ghana, which has led to unprecedented risk to convert Ghana’s protected forests such as Globally Significant Biodiversity Areas (GSBAs) into logging and mining areas have compelled us to issue a formal notice of intent to pursue civil action against […]

BRACE project launched to improve sustainable mining to safeguard the environment and protect people

May 16, 2024
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The European Union (EU) has launched the, “Building Resilient and Active Communities in Extractive Landscapes in Ghana (BRACE)”, project aimed at improving sustainable mining to safeguard the environment and protect individuals living in mining areas. BRACE underscores EU’s strong commitment to fostering responsible resource extraction practices that prioritize environmental preservation and the […]

Ghana Institute of Forester Position Paper on L. I. 2462

December 15, 2023
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Disapproval and Condemnation of the Legislative Instrument Permitting Mining in Ghana’s Forest Reserves, L.I. 2462 The Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF) writes with a sense of dismay and disbelief upon learning of the passage of the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations, L.I. 2462 and its aftermath. As experts […]

ARG kick-starts project to protect threatened tree species in Atewa Forest

August 18, 2023
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A Rocha Ghana, in collaboration with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR) Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute (PGRRI) with funding support from the Fondation Franklinia has launched a project to strengthen the conservation of threatened tree species in Ghana. The project dubbed “The strengthening knowledge and action on Atewa forest’s significance for […]

PRESS STATEMENT: Mining In Forest Reserves: It Is Time to Break Through the Silence

June 9, 2023
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Certain developments in the forest and mining sector have recently come to light that all Ghanaians – especially communities around the Forest Reserves – need to be aware of and the potential impacts on their lands and forests. In November 2022, a new Legal Instrument L.I. 2462 ‘Environmental Protection (Mining […]

EU Delegation Launches Green Jobs Report for Atewa Landscape

June 2, 2023
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The EU Delegation to Ghana, together with the Netherlands Embassy, were hosted by the Apapam Chief, Osaberima Okogyeaman Apagya Ofori V, in partnership with A Rocha Ghana at the Atewa Landscape to launch the report based on the green economic potential of the Atewa Landscape. Durbar at Apapam The program […]

Putting Ghana’s Mushrooms in the Limelight through the GBIF Project

March 29, 2023
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As part of the Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) and the GBIF: The Global Biodiversity Information Facility project dubbed “Raising the Profile of Data for the Conservation of Four Forested African Landscapes”, biodiversity data on wild mushrooms of Ghana has been mobilised and published from different landscapes within the country. This has been […]

Atewa Court Case: Update #2

March 2, 2023
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The court case against the government of Ghana for its plans to turn Atewa Range Forest Reserve, a critical watershed providing water for over 5 million Ghanaians, into a bauxite mine pit has been adjourned to the 18th of April 2023. The case was filed at the High Court of General […]

Atewa Court Case: Update #1

February 9, 2023
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Court Case Has Officially Began The trial of the suit filed against the government of Ghana to overturn plans to mine bauxite in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve (ARF), Ghana, has officially kicked off at the High Court (General Jurisdiction 10) in the Law Court Complex in Accra, Ghana. The trial, which […]

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