ACCRA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Ghana has banned mining in forest reserves as part of sweeping environmental protections aimed at ...

GHANA has prohibited all mining operations within forest reserves, marking a significant reversal of environmental policy in ...

The government has banned mining in forest reserves as part of efforts to combat illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.

The Forestry Commission has organised a major raid on illegal mining camps degrading the Yakombo Forest Reserve in the Buipe ...

The government has officially revoked the controversial Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations, ...

Climate change continues to pose a significant threat to Ghana rsquo;s environment, economy and rural livelihoods .

Twenty-eight officers, drawn from three Rapid Response Teams, together with officers from the Oda Forest District of the ...

…partners Forestry Commission to restore forests in Juaso DistrictSahara Group has expanded its flagship Adopt-A-Forest Initiative to Ghana through a strategic partnership with the Forestry Commission ...

Bauxite mining would threaten birds, plants, and clean water. A Christian conservation group is fighting the Ghana government in court over plans to mine bauxite in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve. The ...

THE Acting Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has laid before Parliament a new Legislative Instrument (L.I.), the Environmental Protection ...

Despite vehement opposition from local communities and international conservation organisations, the Ghanaian government seems determined to proceed with a destructive bauxite mine in the Atewa Forest ...