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Ghana The REDD Desk
In Ghana, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources MLNR , which is headed by a cabinet minister appointed by the President, has the overall responsibility for forest sector planning and policy direction and for monitoring sector programmes towards the attainment of the national goals on forestry...
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Ghana NGOs demand Newmont be expelled from forest reserve
A Ghanaian NGO coalition has called upon their government to respect the sovereign rights of its communities, by cancelling a licence awarded the Newmont mining company in a forest reserve Accra - A Coalition of non-governmental organisations NGOs and civil society organisations have called on ....
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Development Partners Must Prevail on Ghana to Stop Mining ,
On February 11 2010, the Ghana News Agency reported A group of 14 organisations has asked the Government to revoke the mining lease and permit granted to Newmont Gold Ghana Limited NGGL to destroy the Ajenua-Bepo Forest Reserve in the Eastern Region Mining in the Reserve would lead to the creation of a trench, which would be 2...
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Ghana NGOs make moves to stop bauxite mining in Atiwa Forest
Citifm Online reported that the Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations Against Mining in the Atiwa Forest Reserve has said it will petition the International Union For Conservation of Nature ....
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Stop plans to mine bauxite in Atiwa Forest
A- Rocha Ghana, a non-governmental organisation NGO that is into forest research, has called on the government to stop illegal miners from extracting bauxite from the Atiwa Forest According to ....
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FOSA Country Report
The state of the forest reserves indicates that there is a general increase in forest disturbance from the wetter to the drier forest areas About 14 of the total permanent forest estates in Ghana are without adequate forest cover...
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Publications » Forest Laws Regulations
41 The Forest and Wildlife Policy of Ghana aims at conservation and sustainable development of the nation s forest and wildlife resources for maintenance of environmental quality and perpetual flow of optimum benefits to all segments of society...
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the role of ngo in mining in the forest reserves in ghana
The National Coalition on Mining NCOM , founded in November 2001, is a grouping of Community Based Organizations CBOs , Communities Affected by Mining, NGOs, and individuals engaged in mining/extractive sector advocacy for environmental sustainability, human rights, and integrated national development surface mining in forest reserves...
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Atewa Forest bauxite mining, Ghana EJAtlas
Already in 2012, prominent conservation organisations in Ghana, in solidarity and under one identity called Coalition of NGOs against mining in Atewa CONAMA , made an urgent appeal to the government of Ghana to as a matter of national heritage and the long-term interest of the people of Ghana to rescind all plans and decisions to turn the Atewa Range of Forest Reserves into a mine...
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Ghana NGOs demand Newmont be expelled from forest reserve
A Ghanaian NGO coalition has called upon their government to respect the sovereign rights of its communities, by cancelling a licence awarded the Newmont mining company in a forest reserve...
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ghana bans illegal mining
ghana private mining activities at ahafo kenyasi the role of ngo in mining in the forest reserves in ghana ghana bans illegal mining ghana crushing and screening Get Price Prev manganese mining and beneficiation ghana south africa Next the use of sandstone tiles in a living room...
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World Environment Day in Ghana called for collaboration to ,
The Ghana commemoration focused especially on challenges related to deforestation, land degradation and water contamination, especially as a result of illegal informal mining galamsey The choice of the location of the event was symbolic as Kyebi is close to the Atewa Forest Reserve, which suffers from illegal mining...
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Press Statement of Coalition of NGOs against Mining in ,
1 Atewa is one of Ghana s two upland evergreen forest reserves which, assumes a great role on the landscape as repository of biodiversity, forests, wildlife and water resources of local, regional and international appeal Atewa supports an exceptional number of plant species not found elsewhere in Ghana...
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Tano Offin Forest Reserve Stop mining
A forest protection NGO, Forest Watch Ghana, has raised alarm over mining activities in the Tano Offin Forest Reserve in the Ashanti Region, which it says could increase the rate of forest degradation...
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NGOs make moves to stop bauxite mining in Atiwa Forest ,
The Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations NGOs Against Mining in the Atiwa Forest Reserve, has said it will petition the International Union For Conservation of Nature, to stop attempts by Government to allow the mining of bauxite in parts of the forest ,...
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NGOs make moves to stop bauxite mining in Atewa Forest ,
The Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations NGOs Against Mining in the Atewa Forest Reserve, has said it will petition the International Union For Conservation of Nature, to stop attempts by ....
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Group calls for a halt to mining in forest reserves ,
The group made up of WACAM, Forest Watch Ghana, Kasa Initiative Ghana, and 76 other NGOs, in a joint statement issued on Tuesday November 15, 2016 indicated that forest reserves including Upper Upper Wassa, Fure River, Subri and Tonton are currently under the threat of large scale illegal mining...
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PROTECT FOREST RESERVES KEEP MINING COMPANIES OUT OF ,
A coalition of 13 Ghanaian organisations need a global outpouring of citizen support for forest reserve protection The Ghanaian coalition that opposes mining in the forest reserves is working with villagers on a variety of projects for sustainable economic development as an alternative to mining...
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Ghana Ajenua Bepo Forest Reserve Must Be Saved ,
It is noteworthy that the campaign for mining in the forest reserve has gained momentum in recent months, particularly with chiefs in the area assuming the role of spokespersons of the mining giant...
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mining and forestry in ghana
Stop Mining in Tano Offin Forest Reserve - Modern Ghana The Tano-Offin Forest Reserve is under threat of mining and this should be a concern to all Ghanaians Investigations by Forest Watch Ghana, Wacam, National Chat Ghana - Wikipedia...
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Daryl E Bosu, deputy national director of the Ghanian NGO ,
ghana-environment-mining-polution Daryl E Bosu, deputy national director of the Ghanian NGO Arocha poses in the Kyebi Forest Reserve in the East Akim Municipal district in Eastern Region, Ghana, on November 5, 2018...
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MINISTRY OF LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES
MINISTRY OF LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAMME TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE- TA DRAFT TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR PREPARATION OF FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS The present Terms of Reference is a draft that is being further refined by the Government of Ghana...
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roles for civil society organisation as against mining in ,
In December 2010, the SPA established a Dispute Resolution Board DRB Complaints on the procurement system may be addressed directly to the contracting authority, the DRB, or a court The DRB comprises six members three appointed by the SPA, and three elected by civil society organizations including non-governmental organizations...
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the role of ngo in mining in the forest reserves in ghana
SAVE THE FROGS Ghana Ghana The Atewa Range Forest Reserve is Ghana s most biodiverse -- and , On November 18th and 19th 2013, the Coalition of NGOs against the Mining of , for Civic Education NCCE gave a talk on the importance of the Atewa Forest...
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Ghana Gov t Empowers EPA to Approve Mining in Forest ,
By Gifty Korantemaa THE GOVERNMENT, despite willing to protect the environment from environmental degradation by mining companies especially in forest reserves, has given an approval to the ....
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ghana Campaign Against Mining in Ghana s Forest Reserves ,
I am happy to make this presentation on behalf of the National Coalition of Civil Society Groups against Mining in Ghana s forest reserv The presentation I am about to make focuses on concerns we as a coalition have about national decision-making efforts for mining in Ghana s forest reserv...
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The Role of the Church in promoting environmental ,
In February 2010, Newmont Ghana Gold Limited was granted a Mining Lease for its Akyem project to establish a pit of 25km long, 09km long and 05km deep in the Ajenua Bepo Forest Reserve, a ....
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the role of ngo in mining in the forest reserves in ghana
the role of ngo in mining in the forest reserves in ghana Support Ghananian NGOs Campaign Against Mining in Preserv 21 May 2003 , Civil Society Groups against Mining in Ghana s forest reserv...
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Hundreds protest against bauxite mining in Atewa Forest ,
There is also broad support from many national and international stakeholders in Ghana Government, civil society, national and international NGOs, donors, and businesses, to upgrade Atewa Range Forest Reserve to a National Park...
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the role of ngo in mining in the forest reserves in ghana
the role of ngo in mining in the forest reserves in ghana forest News Ghana- the role of ngo in mining in the forest reserves in ghana ,Posts tagged with forest Tag forest Land Disputes Pose Serious Threat to The Forest News Ghana-Dec 2, 2015 0 36 Country paper Ghana ....