Illegal gold mining, sand winning on the ascendency in the Ahanta West District
Agona Nkwanta (W/R), May 18, GNA – Illegal gold mining, sand winning, stone extraction and degradation of wetlands are the emerging environmental threats in the Ahanta West District, Mr. Kyei Yamoah, Programme Coordinator of the Friends of the Nation (FoN), said on Thursday. He was speaking on the vulnerability assessments of the district at a More...
One Child One Tree Project Begins
…. Minister starts distribution Climate change and Environmental degradation are threats to sustainable economic growth and are the major challenges governments across the globe are confronted with. Ghana, like More...
Africa Water Week: WaterAid urges provision for over 100 million people
International aid organisation, WaterAid, has called on governments attending the ongoing 4th Africa Water Week meeting in Cairo, Egypt, to as a matter of urgency work towards providing water and sanitation, More...
Conventional waste management not best for Africa -Afiyie Ankrah
By Stephen Odoi-Larbi A Deputy Minister of Local Government & Rural Development, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, has said the conventional practice of collecting waste and disposing them at a dumping site was not the More...
EPA sets guidelines for noise-making
By: Stephen Odoi-Larbi In recent times, the issue of noise pollution has become of serious concern, especially, in built up residential areas and other communities in the country.To address the noise levels, ranging More...
Humans use 50% more than planet can offer
We ask for more than what we have: humans are currently using the equivalent of one-and-a-half Earths to support our activities. Since 1970, humanity has destroyed almost one third of Earth’s biodiversity, says More...
Cabinets’ approval for policy to contain environmental pollution very important
freshwater body Accra, May 15, GNA – The Ministries of Water Resources, Works and Housing and Environment, Science and Technology are jointly seeking Cabinet approval for a riparian buffer zone policy for More...
Trash Separation Project Kicks Off
A project to separate solid waste to help eradicate filth which has engulfed the city has commenced in parts of Accra. The project, a brain-child of two organizations, Plastic Waste Management Project and the CHF More...
Ghana to get new Marine Bill to address pollution in oil industry
A new Marine Pollution Bill, which incorporates the Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response, Co-operation and Dumping of Wastes to address the challenges of the oil industry, has been drafted to respond More...
Europe struggles for climate lead
Climate ministers are making little headway against powerful forces UN climate talks open in Germany on Monday, with the EU struggling to keep its position of a global leader. Small developing countries that More...
