By Albert Futukpor Nyankpala (N/R), Feb. 3, GNA – A four-day training workshop under the Pan-African Restoration Education Programme has opened at Nyankpala, near…
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UNDP Ghana to Launch Investment Case for Improved Air Quality and Health
By Florence Afriyie Mensah, GNA Kumasi, Feb.03, GNA – Air pollution is increasingly shaping Ghana’s public health and development outlook, with implications that extend far beyond…
Blue Water Guard initiative achieving results – Armah Kofi Buah
By Muyid Deen Suleman, GNA Asokore-Mampong (Ash), Feb. 03, GNA – Mr Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, says the Blue Water Guard initiative introduced by the government was…
Politics, corruption stalling Ghana’s galamsey crackdown – Professor
By Kamal Ahmed, GNA Somanya(E/R), Feb 1, GNA – Political interference, corruption and weak enforcement of law are undermining Ghana’s fight against illegal mining, experts have warned. According to them, Ghana’s battle against…
Blue Water Guard Initiative to instil environmental responsibility – Kofi Buah
By Samuel Ofori Boateng Bekwai (Ash), Jan. 30, GNA –Mr Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has stated that the…
Journalists urged to champion circular economy waste reporting
By Solomon Gumah Tamale, Jan. 24, GNA – Professor Maxwell Anim Gyampo, Dean of the School of Engineering at the University for Development Studies (UDS), has…
Oti Minister urges residents to hold Assemblies accountable for sanitation
By Kingsley Mamore, GNA Dambai (O/R), Jan 24, GNA – Mr John Kwadwo Gyapong, the Oti Regional Minister, has called on residents in the region to hold their local assemblies accountable for sanitation issues. Speaking to…
Emergency shutdown at Kpeve Headworks to disrupt water supply in Ho
By Michael Foli Jackidy Kpeve (V/R), Jan 21, GNA — Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Volta Region, has announced an emergency shutdown of the Kpeve Headworks on Thursday, January…
Akuapem South Municipal Assembly takes steps to restore Aburi Botanical Gardens
By Kamal Ahmed, GNA Aburi ( E/R), Jan. 19, GNA – Following an alleged illegal felling of trees at Aburi Botanical Gardens a historic site, the Akuapem South Municipal Assembly in the Eastern…
CBCR, Wildlife Division begin 2026 International Waterbird Census across Ghana
By Yussif Ibrahim, GNA Kumasi, Jan. 18, GNA – The Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research (CBCR), in collaboration with the Wildlife Division of the Forestry…
Galamsey Fight: Regional Minister Calls for Real-Time Monitoring of Water Bodies
By Emmanuel Gamson Takoradi, Jan. 12, GNA — Mr Joseph Nelson, the Western Regional Minister, has called on the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to…
Nine-member National Timber Monitoring Team inaugurated, charged to curb forest encroachment
By Godwill Arthur-Mensah Accra, Jan. 12, GNA – Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, on Monday inaugurated a nine-member National Timber Monitoring Team…
Avedo Communities Observe National Sanitation Day to Improve Safety
By Kekeli K. Blamey Mafi Avedo (V/R), Jan. 11, GNA – Residents of Mafi Avedo and Bakpa Avedo in the Central Tongu District have observed this month’s National Sanitation Day with community-led clean-up activities aimed…
Illegal mining: Asaase EcoGreen Solutions raises red flag
By Yussif Ibrahim, GNA Fomena (Ash), Jan. 08, GNA – Asaase EcoGreen Solutions Ghana (AESG), an environmental civil society organisation, has expressed concern over the increasing destruction of biodiversity in…
The ICC’s new approach to environmental justice: Ghana needs to do
A feature by Justice Sedinam Awo Kwadam Accra, Dec 30, GNA –A quiet but significant shift is taking place in international law, one that could redefine how countries…
EPA advises public to observe noise regulations during festive season
By Kekeli K. Blamey Sogakope (V/R), Dec. 23, GNA – The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Sogakope Area Office, has advised the public to observe approved noise regulations during the festive season to ensure public…
CSOs urge stronger forest protection after L.I. repeal
By Nadia Ibrahim Accra, Dec. 22, GNA – A coalition of Civil Society Organisations has commended the Government and Parliament for revoking Legislative Instrument 2462, which permitted mining…
Paramount Chief calls for responsible mining to protect the environment
By Daniel Akwasi Nuako Chirano (WN/R), Dec. 22, GNA – Okogyeman Kwaku Gyamprah III, the Paramount Chief of Sefwi Chirano Traditional Area, has called for responsible and ethical mining to ensure sustainable…