Editorial: Galamsey And The Disruption Of Forest Carbon Sinks
Galamsey operations in Ghana often occur deep within forest reserves, where illegal miners clear vast stretches of trees to access gold deposits. This deforestation not […]
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The Feedback Loop: Galamsey And Extreme Weather
The environmental destruction caused by galamsey feeds directly into a feedback loop that worsens climate change. Deforestation and soil erosion reduce rainfall infiltration, leading to […]
Editorial: Mercury Use in Galamsey And Greenhouse Gas Release
Illegal miners in Ghana frequently use mercury to extract gold from ore, a process that contaminates soil and waterways. However, mercury mining and burning also […]
Editorial: Galamsey’s Impact On River Systems And Climate Resilience
Many galamsey operations take place along Ghana’s major rivers, such as the Pra, Ankobra, and Offin. Sediment from mining clogs waterways, while chemicals from extraction […]
Galamsey-Induced Soil Degradation And Climate Change
Illegal mining leaves behind vast expanses of scarred land—stripped of topsoil, pitted with trenches, and unable to support plant life. These barren lands reflect heat […]
2 Ministers of State, MCE fingers in Devastating Galamsey in Western Region
The Dompim-Pepesa Chief has alleged that the Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, Deputy Lands Minister George Mireku Duker, and the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Chief Executive, Benjamin […]
Person’s neck Deep in Galamsey must be held liable – Deputy Energy Minister
A Deputy Minister of Energy, Hon Andrew Egyapa Mercer has endorsed calls for persons whose action and inaction have led to the increasing rate of […]
Govt is paying lip services to the Fight against Galamsey- Hon Suhuyini
Deputy Ranking of Lands and Forestry Committee of Parliament, Hon Alhassan Suhuyini Sayibu has berated the Akufo-Addo led administration for not doing enough to fight […]
Galamsey Fight: Pres Akufo-Addo failed woefully, he should’ve resigned
Former President John Dramani Mahama says if President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo were in another jurisdiction, he would have simply resigned. “If we were in some other jurisdiction, he […]