Environment Laws and Legislation in Ghana
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Chief Justice proposes specialised courts to handle galamsey cases
Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has advocated the creation of specialised courts to handle illegal mining cases, commonly referred to as…
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Forestry Commission arrests 13 illegal miners in Western North Region
The Forestry Commission’s Enchi District office has apprehended 13 illegal miners who had encroached upon the Boi Tano and Jema…
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EPA CEO Leads Compliance Enforcement Exercise in Greater Accra East
The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse, has led a high-level compliance…
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Cannabis industry urged to focus on regulation and long-term gains in 2026
The Chamber of Cannabis Industry Ghana has urged authorities to adopt a measured and well-coordinated approach to the rollout of…
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EPA to Certify Environmental Management Practitioners Under New Environmental Law
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is set to introduce a mandatory certification and registration regime for Environmental Management Practitioners in…
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Ga Mantse to criminalise child fishing that interferes with education
The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has revealed plans to outlaw child fishing practices that interfere with formal…
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Lecturer questions effectiveness of government’s galamsey fight
Ishaq Ibrahim, a lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra, and a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),…
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EPA Engages Odugblase Okper Community on Royalty Disputes
The Eastern Regional Office of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has held a town hall meeting at Odugblase Okper in…
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Judiciary sets up special High Courts for galamsey cases
Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Scott Puamang has disclosed that the Judiciary has set aside three High Courts to deal solely…
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Atiwa East MCE jailed eight days for contempt over illegal mining
The Koforidua High Court 2 has handed down an eight-day custodial sentence to the Atiwa East Municipal Chief Executive, Ernest…
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