Category: Environmental News

rCOMSDEP Demonstrates Commitment to Environmental Sanitation with Headquarters Clean-Up

By: Felix Ernest Odamtten/Muhammed Faisal Mustapha The National Coordinator of the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skill Development Programme (rCOMSDEP), Ms. Mawusi Ama Mawuenyefia, on Friday led staff of the organisation in a clean-up exercise at the institution’s corporate headquarters in support of the government’s National General Cleaning Exercise. The exercise […]

Zoomlion deploys heavy equipment as President Mahama warns against dumping

Waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has deployed more than 500 sanitation personnel, heavy-duty equipment and logistics to support the Presidential General Clean-Up Exercise as communities across Accra and across the country undertake intensive sanitation activities. The company’s intervention forms part of efforts to complement government agencies, local assemblies, and […]

Zoomlion Backs National Clean-Up Exercise, Deploys Resources to Flood-Hit Communities

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has pledged its full support for the government’s National General Clean-Up Exercise, announcing the deployment of personnel, equipment and logistics to assist flood-affected communities across the country. The company said it fully endorses President John Dramani Mahama’s declaration of Friday, July 10, and Saturday, July 11, 2026, […]

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 […]