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1,482 The Operation Halt II team has arrested six suspects found operating at an illegal mining site and also engaging in other poor environmental practices at Mile 9 and other communities in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region. The suspects, six Chinese and a Ghanaian, were found engaging in illegal mining in defiance […]
949 The Atwimanso Community in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region came to a standstill on Thursday, 22nd June 2023 as hundreds of residents from the community and nearby towns thronged the town with great excitement and enthusiasm to welcome a responsible and sustainable mining innovation that is set to create 2000 direct […]
832 The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has said that illicit mining could be easily stopped if fathers intervened and counseled their children about the dangers of galamsey. He stated that fathers have a responsibility to guide and encourage their families in doing the right thing, and hence their role in combating illegal mining cannot […]
1,019 Ahafo Ano South-West District Assembly has through the indomitable leadership of DCE Hon Joseph Frimpong Bonsu planted palm trees at mining sites at Kunsu after their reclamation by same. The exercise has been replicated in other mining areas within the district. Since last Friday, the assembly has been able to plant over 300,000 trees […]
845 The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has commended Ghanaians for their support and participation in the third edition of Green Ghana Day. “This Project would not have been successful without your contribution” the ministry noted in a statement. “On behalf of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and on my personal behalf, […]
1,182 The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Sekyere Kumawu in the Ashanti region.Hon.Samuel Addai Agyekum last Friday joined Hon.Ernest Yaw Anim,the Member of Parliament(MP) for the area, and Nananom to plant over Twenty-five thousand(25,000) Trees in the District. They were also joined by Kumawu Forest Division, Wildlife division staff, selected Students from TKSHS, Ghana Health […]
990 Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on Friday, joined the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu-Bio to plant trees to mark this year’s Green Ghana Day initiative. The Ministry is seeking to plant over 10 million ornamental and economic trees in a day to restore forests and mitigate the impact of climate […]
3,108 The Ashanti Region Seedling Contractors Association is demanding that the government pays the GH¢28 million it owes its members for the supply of seedlings for the tree planting exercise during the Green Ghana Day celebrations for 2021 and 2022. According to the association, several engagements with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and […]
1,046 The Forestry Commission says the weak enforcement of laws and the delay in addressing some forest offences in courts were making it difficult to protect the country’s forest reserves. The Commission says activities such as forest encroachment, illegal mining and unlawful farming practices had affected the quality of forest reserves. The Deputy Greater Accra […]
872 The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has reiterated its assurance that seedling contractors who provided seedlings during the 2021 and 2022 tree-planting exercises will be paid as soon as possible. Members of the Plantation Developers and Seedlings Contractors Association have recently intensified calls for the government to pay the GH¢28 million that is […]