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Achimota Forest regains original status
11+ hour, 56+ min ago (889+ words) Cabinet has revoked Executive Instrument (E.I.) 144 as amended by E.I. 234, effectively ensuring that the Achimota Forest retains its original status as a Forest Reserve to provide an ecological safety zone for Accra and its environs. The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources,…...
Sing Queenmother leads shea conservation push across 11 districts in Upper West
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (225+ words) The Paramount Queenmother of the Sing Traditional Area and Ambassador for the Shea Park Resource Hub Project, Pognaa Salma Chaana Abdul-Razak, has concluded an extensive sensitisation and stakeholder engagement tour across all 11 districts of the Upper West Region aimed at…...
Tano-Nimiri Forest: GoldBod, 2 partners to restore 50 hectares degraded vegetation
4+ week, 1+ day ago (804+ words) The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has signed an agreement with the Ghana Armed Forces and the Forestry Commission to reclaim 50 hectares of the degraded Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve. The project, which will cost GH¢27.9 million, aims to restore areas degraded…...
Ghana’s first forest protection strategy in the offing
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (672+ words) A committee of experts has been set up to develop a comprehensive Forest Protection Strategy that provides a clear national blueprint for protecting the forest ecosystem from destruction. Set up by the Forestry Commission, the multi-stakeholder expert group has been…...
Forestry Commission partners restoration company to revive mangroves
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (390+ words) The partnership signed in Accra last Thursday is expected to scale up ongoing efforts within the Keta Lagoon complex in the Volta Region, where thousands of hectares of mangrove wetlands are being rehabilitated under a blue carbon initiative. The project…...
Ban poli nets for artisanal fishing — Survey
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (519+ words) An audit of fishing gear in the country’s marine artisanal and inshore sectors has recommended a complete ban on the use of small-mesh fishing nets in the artisanal fishery. The recommendation for the audit, last conducted in 1987, arises from concerns…...
Keeping the ecosystem intact: Migratory bird flies from Brussels to Kwame Ankra
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (883+ words) Late last month, a bird known as kite (call it ‘Anomapa’ for purposes of this story) flew more than 3,000 miles across continents to Ghana. The bird was found wounded and was rescued by a 32-year-old farmer, Ebenezer Lativi, at Assin…...
Champion fight against environmental degradation - Acting Chief Justice to media practitioners
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (520+ words) The acting Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has urged citizens, particularly those in the media, to use their platforms to elevate discourses on environmental protection, peace and security for national stability. He said every citizen had the moral and civic responsibility…...
KNUST trains postgraduate students in remote sensing for biodiversity conservation
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (304+ words) The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Land-use (WASCAL CCLU) at the College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has organised a four-day hands-on training workshop on remote sensing to strengthen biodiversity conservation…...