{"id":1001,"date":"2016-12-02T05:39:41","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T05:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecoworld.premiumthemes.in\/?page_id=1001"},"modified":"2026-01-28T10:57:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:57:55","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1001\" class=\"elementor elementor-1001\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cfb33d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cfb33d0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-341574b\" data-id=\"341574b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a3963dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a3963dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1479442634660{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div   >\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_container\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]<div  class=\"ecoworld-heading-font center uppercase\" ><div style=\"font-size:30px; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; line-height:50px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWHY YOU SHOULD GET INVOLVED\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"swmsc_custom_dividers swmsc_dividers_line2 text_align_center\" style=\"margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:15px; clear:both;\"><span style=\"max-width:300px;background-color:#90be54;\"><\/span><\/div><div  class=\"center\" ><div style=\"font-size:18px; color:#888888; font-weight:normal; line-height:30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWe strongly urge the Government of Ghana to ban every mining activity in the Atewa Forest Reserve, which is the source of clean water to about five million Ghanaians. Mining would provide short term income, but it would forever degrade or destroy ecosystem services such as water for millions of people. We ask the Government to make Atewa a National Park and so benefit present and future generations.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"clear swmsc_gap\" style=\"margin:60px 0 0 0;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div  class=\"clear swmsc_gap\" style=\"margin:45% 0 0 0;\"><\/div><div  class=\"clear swmsc_gap\" style=\"margin:85px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><div   >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_services_icons swmsc_responsive_services swmsc_services_item_left\" data-responsive=\"767\" data-margin=\"30\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_services_icon_holder swmsc_services_icon_medium swmsc_services_icon_only\" style=\"margin-right:30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-- Select Icon -\" style=\"color:#90be54;\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_services_icon_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"font-size:15px; color:#444444;margin-bottom:10px;\">POLLINATION<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1912 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/icon-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"padding:10px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/icon-4.png 100w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/icon-4-90x90.png 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An estimated of one-third of all commercially produced food is the result of insect pollination. The forest therefore provides pollination and bio-control services to local agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"clear swmsc_gap\" style=\"margin:10px 0 0 0;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div   >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_services_icons swmsc_responsive_services swmsc_services_item_center\" data-responsive=\"767\" data-margin=\"30\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_services_icon_holder swmsc_services_icon_medium swmsc_services_icon_only\" style=\"margin-bottom:30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-- Select Icon -\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_services_icon_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"font-size:15px; color:#444444;margin-bottom:10px;\">PREVENTION OF LANDSLIDE<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">The forest cover is important for erosion control, particularly on the slopes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1914 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/icon-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"padding:10px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/icon-5.png 100w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/icon-5-90x90.png 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>[vc_single_image image=&#8221;4248&#8243; 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color:#444444;margin-bottom:10px;\">BREATH-TAKING WATERFALLS AND POOLS<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1906 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/icon-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"padding:10px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/icon-1.png 100w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/icon-1-90x90.png 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">The forest houses some major waterfalls and pools in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"clear swmsc_gap\" style=\"margin:2% 0 0 0;\"><\/div><div   >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_services_icons swmsc_responsive_services swmsc_services_item_right\" data-responsive=\"767\" data-margin=\"30\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_services_icon_holder swmsc_services_icon_medium swmsc_services_icon_only\" style=\"margin-left:30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-- Select Icon -\" style=\"color:#90be54;\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_services_icon_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"font-size:15px; color:#444444;margin-bottom:10px;\">SHELTER<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1908 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/icon-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"padding:10px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/icon-2.png 100w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/icon-2-90x90.png 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">The forest provides shelter for various kinds of wildlife habitats<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"clear swmsc_gap\" style=\"margin:10% 0 0 0;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1470746473955{padding: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div  class=\"swmsc_full_width_section\" style=\" background-color:#ffffff;background-size: auto; 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Our Legacy, Our Future<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>January 12, 2026<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/author\/grace\/\">Grace A. Sogbey<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><i class=\"fa fa-comments\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/atewa-forest-at-100-our-legacy-our-future\/#respond\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><i class=\"fa fa-folder-open\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/category\/news\/\" title=\"View all posts in News\" >News<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_divider\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In January 1926, Nana Ofori Atta I took a visionary step that would define conservation in Ghana for generations. The gazetting of the Atewa Range<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/atewa-forest-at-100-our-legacy-our-future\/\" class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_button\">Read more<i class=\"fa fa-long-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"swmsc_recent_posts_slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_img\" style=\"background:url(https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/88452621.webp) no-repeat center center; background-size:cover;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_content_wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>13<sub>Jun<\/sub><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_title swmsc-heading-font\" style=\"font-size:24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/2024\/06\/13\/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<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>June 13, 2024<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/author\/grace\/\">Grace A. Sogbey<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><i class=\"fa fa-comments\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/2024\/06\/13\/becoming-the-mining-hub-of-africa-detrimental-to-inclusive-and-sustainable-development-of-ghana\/#respond\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><i class=\"fa fa-folder-open\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/category\/news\/\" title=\"View all posts in News\" >News<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_divider\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/2024\/06\/13\/becoming-the-mining-hub-of-africa-detrimental-to-inclusive-and-sustainable-development-of-ghana\/\" class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_button\">Read more<i class=\"fa fa-long-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"swmsc_recent_posts_slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_img\" style=\"background:url(https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/France-vs-Denmark-Football-Facebook-Post.png) no-repeat center center; background-size:cover;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_content_wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>16<sub>May<\/sub><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_title swmsc-heading-font\" style=\"font-size:24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/2024\/05\/16\/press-release-notice-of-civil-action-against-the-government-of-ghana\/\">Press Release: Notice of Civil Action Against the Government of Ghana<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>May 16, 2024<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/author\/grace\/\">Grace A. Sogbey<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><i class=\"fa fa-comments\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/2024\/05\/16\/press-release-notice-of-civil-action-against-the-government-of-ghana\/#respond\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><i class=\"fa fa-folder-open\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/category\/news\/\" title=\"View all posts in News\" >News<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_divider\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recent developments resulting from the active actions of the Government of Ghana, which has led to unprecedented risk to convert Ghana\u2019s protected<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/2024\/05\/16\/press-release-notice-of-civil-action-against-the-government-of-ghana\/\" class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_button\">Read more<i class=\"fa fa-long-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"swmsc_recent_posts_slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_img\" style=\"background:url(https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BRACE_Logo_Final_Approved-01-scaled.jpg) no-repeat center center; background-size:cover;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_content_wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>16<sub>May<\/sub><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_title swmsc-heading-font\" style=\"font-size:24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/2024\/05\/16\/brace-project-launched-to-improve-sustainable-mining-to-safeguard-the-environment-and-protect-people\/\">BRACE project launched to improve sustainable mining to safeguard the environment and protect people<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>May 16, 2024<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/author\/grace\/\">Grace A. Sogbey<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><i class=\"fa fa-comments\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/2024\/05\/16\/brace-project-launched-to-improve-sustainable-mining-to-safeguard-the-environment-and-protect-people\/#respond\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><i class=\"fa fa-folder-open\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/category\/news\/\" title=\"View all posts in News\" >News<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_divider\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The European Union (EU) has launched the,\u00a0\u201cBuilding Resilient and Active Communities in Extractive Landscapes in Ghana (BRACE)\u201d,\u00a0project aimed<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/2024\/05\/16\/brace-project-launched-to-improve-sustainable-mining-to-safeguard-the-environment-and-protect-people\/\" class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_button\">Read more<i class=\"fa fa-long-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"swmsc_recent_posts_slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_img\" style=\"background:url(https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/366061669_631779612391472_2760947631741089793_n-1.jpg) no-repeat center center; background-size:cover;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_content_wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>15<sub>Dec<\/sub><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swmsc_rp_slider_title swmsc-heading-font\" style=\"font-size:24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/2023\/12\/15\/ghana-institute-of-forester-position-paper-on-l-i-2462\/\">Ghana Institute of Forester Position Paper on L. 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