By Hafsa Obeng Accra, March 18, GNA – The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has taken significant steps to enhance the conservation of marine life,…
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Regreening Africa Initiative launched to combat desertification
By Solomon Gumah Tamale, March 18, GNA – Environmental experts, policymakers, and development organisations have come together in Tamale to chart a new path…
Central Region Minister secures 100 acres farmland for ex-illegal miners
By Isaac Arkoh Oboyow Forest Reserve (C/R), Mar 17, GNA – In a ground-breaking initiative, Mr Ekow Panyin Okyere Eduamoah, Central Regional Minister, has…
Tidal Wave: Regional Minister engages Ghana Gas Officials on stalled housing project
By Michael Foli Jackidy Ho (V/R), March 15, GNA – The Volta Regional Minister, Mr. James Gunu, has held a meeting with officials from…
Irrigation: Surviving the impact of dry spells in Northern Region
A GNA Feature by Solomon Gumah Nabuli (N/R), March 15, GNA – Over 75 percent of farmers in Northern Region rely on rain-fed agriculture,…
Galamsey Fight: 56 persons arrested, 25 changfang machines burnt in Western Region
By Emmanuel Gamson Takoradi, March 14, GNA – About 56 individuals have been arrested and handed over to the Western Regional Police Command for…
Upper Denkyira East/ West roads risk destruction through galamsey- Feeder Roads
By Isaac Arkoh Cape Coast, March. 13, GNA – The Central Region Department of Feeder Roads has issued a stark warning about the looming…
Ghana may spend at least $300M to restore polluted water body
Albert Oppong-Ansah Accra, March 12, GNA – Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), says restoring a water…
Second phase of YCAF, to be launched on March 19
By Albert Allotey Accra, March 12, GNA – The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that the launch of the second phase of the…
Fire outbreaks reduce in Sissala East
By Mohammed Balu Tumu, (UWR), March 11, GNA – There has been a reduction in fire outbreaks in the Sissala East Municipality of the…
Ashanti Regional Minister inaugurates committee on sanitation and city greening
By Yussif Ibrahim Kumasi, Mar 08, GNA – In an ambitious step towards restoring Kumasi to its glorious past as the “Garden City”, the…
Private sector involvement critical in wildlife conservation in Ghana – Dr Brown
By Amina Shamudeen Kumawu (Ash), March 05, GNA – Dr Hugh Brown, the Acting Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission (FC), has called on…
Government reclaims 68.03 hectares of mine-out lands in Twifo Atti-Morkwa District
By Isaac Arkoh Twifo Praso the (C/R), Mar 05, GNA – The Minerals Commission on Tuesday handed over two reclaimed illegal mining sites to…
Ghanaian businesses commit to reducing single-use plastics
Accra, March 4, GNA – Five major supermarkets in Ghana have committed to a Voluntary Pact aimed at reducing single-use plastics (SUP) by 50…
EPA to enhance Ghana’s COP participation with pre-conference training
By Jibril Abdul Mumuni Accra, March 4, GNA – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to bolster Ghana’s participation in the upcoming Conference…
Environmental Protection Authority Ladies Association to empower women in environmental governance
By Albert Ansah Accra, Mar 4, GNA – The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has launched the Environmental Protection Authority Ladies Association (EPALA) to empower…
Young volunteers undertake clean-up exercise at Beyin landing beach
By Emmanuel Gamson Beyin (W/R), March 3, GNA – The Community Cleaners Club, a group of young volunteers, has undertaken a clean-up exercise at…
Tidal waves displace 519 people in Ketu South – NADMO
By Michael Foli Jackidy Tokor (V/R), Feb. 28, GNA – A total of 519 people from 101 households in three communities of the Ketu…
Consume only treated water, await test results – VRCC cautions residents
By Michael Foli Jackidy Ho (V/R), Feb. 28, GNA – The Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC) has urged residents and communities relying on the…
LaNMMA to host maiden Sanitation Day on February 28
Accra, Feb. 27, GNA – The La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly (LaNMMA) will host the maiden Regional Sanitation Day with a clean-up exercise at Madina…