Category: Environmental News

GOLD LEACHING: EPA rolls out nationwide crackdown to curb toxic chemical pollution in mining areas

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched sweeping nationwide measures to clamp down on unregulated gold leaching, warning illegal operators to comply with new environmental standards or face prosecution. The Authority describes chemical leaching as an escalating environmental hazard, citing rising cases of hazardous effluent discharge, soil contamination, and the […]

Jospong Group Outlines Blueprint for Private Sector Action in Carbon Markets at COP30

The Jospong Group is demonstrating how Ghana’s private sector can successfully transition from carbon market readiness to tangible climate action, according to the General Manager of the Jospong Green Transition Office, Ing. Dr. Glenn Kwabena Gyimah. Speaking during a World Climate Foundation panel discussion on the sidelines of the COP30 […]

Galamsey Fight: EPA Launches “Reclaim, Restore, Rebuild” to Heal Devastated Lands

Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse, has reaffirmed government’s determination to reclaim and rehabilitate landscapes ravaged by illegal mining, describing the effort as critical to restoring Ghana’s ecological integrity and environmental future. Vast stretches of the country’s forests, farmlands, and river systems have been stripped bare […]

Suhum MCE Leads Massive Clean-Up Exercise to Mark National Sanitation Day

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Suhum Municipal Assembly, Hon Lydia Ohenewaa on Friday led a massive clean-up exercise at Suhum township as part of activities marking this month’s National Sanitation Day. The exercise brought together Assembly staff, the Assembly Member, unit committee members, local associations, and residents who joined […]

Adoagyrie Nsawam MCE Leads Massive Clean-Up Exercise at Adoagyrie Zongo to Mark National Sanitation Day

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Adoagyrie Nsawam, Hon. Selorm Fummey, on Saturday led a massive clean-up exercise at Adoagyrie Zongo as part of activities marking this month’s National Sanitation Day. The exercise brought together Assembly staff, the Assembly Member, unit committee members, local associations, and residents who joined forces […]

EPA CEO Prof. Nana Ama Brown Klutse rallies global support for Africa’s climate challenges at Harvard University.

Chief Executive Officer of Ghana’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Prof. Nana Ama Brown Klutse, has issued a strong call for urgent, coordinated action to tackle the interconnected climate challenges confronting Africa. Speaking at the Harvard Climate Symposium in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Prof. Klutse warned that the continent faces mounting threats from […]