By Benjamin Akoto Sunyani, May 30, GNA – Nana Akosua Duaa Asor Sika Brayie II, the Paramount Queen Mother of the Sunyani Traditional Area…
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EPA orders mining operators to submit quarterly reports on environmental quality
By Naa Shormei Odonkor Bueyonye (E/R) May 29, GNA – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered quarry companies in the Yilo and Lower…
Kpone Re-engineering landfill site nears completion
By Samuel Dodoo Kpone (G/A), May 26, GNA – The Kpone Katamanso Landfill Site in the Greater Accra Region, currently under re-engineering, is expected…
Yendi Municipal Assembly prosecutes seven people for open defecation
By Benjamin Mensah Accra, May 24, GNA – The Yendi Municipal Assembly says it has recently prosecuted seven people for engaging in open defecation.…
GMMB warns residents against open defecation near the Cape Coast Castle
By Isaac Arkoh Cape Coast, May 19, GNA – The Ghana Museums and Monument Board (GMMB), has expressed worry over the increasing phenomenon of…
Ghana Institute of Foresters Ashanti sets up committee to manage affairs
Accra, May 18, GNA – The membership of the Ghana Institute of Foresters Ashanti chapter has constituted an interim management committee to manage affairs…
CSOs call for fossil fuel free climate resilient African communities
Accra, May 18, GNA – A group of Ghana based Civil Society Organisations(CSO) has called for fossil fuel free climate resilient, climate-safe, socially-owned African…
Government increases sentencing for illegal-mining convicts – Minister
By Regina Benneh Fiapre (B/R), May 18, GNA – The government has strengthened the enforcement system by increasing the punishment for persons convicted for…
Asantehene launches 2023 edition of Green Ghana Day in Kumasi
By Florence Afriyie Mensah Kumasi, May 17, GNA – The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has launched the 2023 edition of the Green Ghana…
Natural Resource Dialogue: Gov’t will implement recommendations after study of Report
Accra, May 17, GNA – Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Tuesday received the Report on the Natural Resources…
Environmental sustainability: Empower politicians to be part of solutions – UNEP
By Albert Oppong-Ansah Accra, May 17, GNA — Ms. Elizabeth Maruma, the Deputy Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), has urged Civil…
Nayagnia gets waste recycling plant
By Godfred A. Polkuu Nayagnia (U/E), May 11, GNA – The City Waste Recycling Company, a multi-purpose green enterprise, in collaboration with Green Vista…
Ablekuma North Assembly undertakes clean-up at Odorkor Market
By Francis Cofie Accra, May 9, GNA – The Municipal Environmental Health and Sanitation Unit of the Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly has undertaken a…
GNFS marks International Firefighters’ Day 2023
By Ibrahim Mohammed Saani Tema, May 8, GNA – The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) Tema Regional Command, has joined the rest of the…
Ghana’s environmental devastation can be resolved through time-tested religious practices – Prof Awuah-Nyamekye
By Prince Acquah Cape Coast, May 5, GNA – Professor Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye, the immediate past Head of the Department of Religion and Human Values,…
Nsawam Adoagyiri Assembly launches two-year afforestation programme
Alex Ofori Agyekum Nsawam (E/R), May 3, GNA – The Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipal Assembly has launched a two-year afforestation education programme to sensitise residents…
Traders in Accra warned to desist from selling at peripherals of roads
By Albert Allotey Accra, May 03, GNA – Mrs Elizabeth Kwatsoe Sackey, the Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive has warned traders to desist from selling…
34 major forests in Ghana significantly impacted by illegal mining — Commission
By Godwill Arthur-Mensah Accra, May 2, GNA – Thirty-four major forest reserves in the country have been significantly affected due to illegal small-scale mining,…
Talensi pupils proffer practical solutions to protecting environment
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo Gbeogo (U/E), April 29, GNA – Pupils of some basic schools in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region…