3 d. ago Galamsey: Forestry Commission arrests 11 Chinese, 10 Ghanaians in Yakombo Forest

The Forestry Commission has apprehended eleven Chinese nationals and ten Ghanaians in a coordinated, intelligence-driven raid on illegal mining activities within the Yakombo Forest Reserve in the Buipe Forest District of the Savannah Region.

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2 w. ago Akwamuhene of Mpasaaso No. 2 appeals to Mahama over escalating illegal mining crisis

The Akwamuhene of Mpasaaso No. 2 in the Ashanti Region, Nana Agyei Mensah, is appealing to President John Mahama to intervene urgently as illegal miners continue to overrun vital streams, forest reserves and family lands within the community.

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2 w. ago Armed miners hold five forest reserves hostage, Ghana Institute of Foresters reveals

Five forest reserves in Ghana remain under the control of armed miners, as illegal mining continues to threaten the country’s protected forests, the Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF) has disclosed.

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2 w. ago Ghana Institute of Foresters demand return to burning excavators as illegal mining ravages forest reserves

The Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF) is calling for the immediate resumption of burning excavators and other mining equipment found in forest reserves, insisting that the measure remains the most effective deterrent against illegal mining.

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3 w. ago Foresters to resist L.I. 2501 if proper consultations aren’t made to safeguard forests reserves

The Ghana Institute of Foresters say it will resist the introduction and implementation of L.I. 2501 if the government fails to make proper consultations to lay down mining policies that protect forest reserves and conserve biodiversity.

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4 w. ago Forestry Commission CEO Describes Galamsey Fight as Life Threatening

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/forestry-commission-ceo-describes-galamsey-fight-as-life-threatening/The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana’s Forestry Commission, Dr Hugh C A Brown, has described the fight against illegal mining as a scary and life threatening mission for officers protecting the country’s forest reserves. He has called for stronger government and security support to safeguard natural resources from increasingly armed groups operating in protected […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/forestry-commission-ceo-describes-galamsey-fight-as-life-threatening/

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