Nine forest reserves recaptured, dozens of excavators confiscated – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that his government is intensifying efforts to combat illegal mining, which has long threatened ...
Tag: Forest reserves
No mercy for illegal miners in forest reserves, water bodies – Lands Minister
In a renewed fight against illegal mining, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah has issued ...
44 Forest reserves under threat from armed illegal miners – Lands Minister
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has raised alarm over the increasing threat posed by illegal ...
Lands Minister inaugurates 18-member committee to tackle Galamsey
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. Armah-Kofi Buah has intensified efforts to combat illegal mining and safeguard the ...
W/R: Two policemen, 8 others arrested for mining in forest reserve
The Rapid Response Unit of the Forestry Commission in the Juaboso district of the Western Region has arrested ten (10) ...
Advocate on human rights and environmental abuses in mining areas – WACAM to journalists
WACAM, a not-for-profit organization, has called on the media to give priority to issues relating to human rights and environmental ...
We’re determined to protect our natural resources – Lands Minister
The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel A. Jinapor, has reiterated government's commitment to safeguarding the country's natural resources. Speaking ...
Our forest reserves have been well maintained – Lands Minister claims
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, says the ecological integrity of Ghana’s forest reserves has, largely, ...
E/R: Chainsaw operator jailed 18 months
The Akyem Swedru Circuit Court presided over by His Honour Abubakar Abass Adams has sentenced a thirty-three-year-old chainsaw operator to ...
