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CONIWAS calls for gov’t support

Written on 3 Sep, 2010 at 10:50 in Environment | viewed 12 views times | 0 Comments
CONIWAS calls for gov’t support

Coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) has called on the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to renew its commitment to improve water and sanitation in Ghana. CONIWAS made the call during an interaction with journalists in... (Continue reading)

Human Rights Violation…High in mining communities

Written on 25 Aug, 2010 at 10:18 in Environment, Local News | viewed 31 views times | 0 Comments
Human Rights Violation...High in mining communities

Report available to Today indicates that violations of the rights of people living in mining communities are on the increase. This was uncovered after a nation-wide investigation conducted by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to determine... (Continue reading)

Waste Management concepts

Written on 12 Aug, 2010 at 10:27 in Environment | viewed 49 views times | 0 Comments
Waste Management concepts

Waste management is the collection, transport, processing, recycling or disposal, and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity, and is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics. Waste... (Continue reading)

‘Lack of urban planning leads to slums’

Written on 10 Aug, 2010 at 10:44 in Environment | viewed 40 views times | 0 Comments

Deputy Western Regional Minister, Betty Bosomtwi-Sam, has stressed that urbanization without planning leads to evolution of slums with its attendant unhygienic settlements and a den of hardened criminals, drug peddling, prostitution and all other abominable acts frowned upon by society.... (Continue reading)

MORE TREES PLANTED…Under Zoil Aforestation Project

Written on 9 Aug, 2010 at 10:11 in Environment | viewed 39 views times | 0 Comments
MORE TREES PLANTED...Under Zoil Aforestation Project

The Zoil Eco Brigade Project which was launched last year to pursue an aggressive coastal aforestation project is progressing. The workers are planting more coconuts along the beaches of the Western Region. Coconut tress has been planted in all the... (Continue reading)

Upper Denkyira sensitizes indigenes on galamsey

Written on 2 Aug, 2010 at 10:24 in Environment | viewed 62 views times | 1 Comment
Upper Denkyira sensitizes indigenes on galamsey

The Upper Denkyira East Municipal Assembly has resolved to intensify education on mining activities in the area to forestall any future disasters. As part of its strategy, seminars would be held for mining companies in the area, chiefs and opinions... (Continue reading)

ZOOMLION CAUTIONS GHANAIANS…Against dumping wastes on streets

Written on 26 Jul, 2010 at 13:06 in Environment | viewed 68 views times | 0 Comments
ZOOMLION CAUTIONS GHANAIANS...Against dumping wastes on streets

The Manager in charge of Accra Zone and Domestic Waste of Zoomlion Ghana Limited Mr Robert Coleman has cautioned the general public, particularly those living along main streets to desist from throwing household waste unto the streets. Mr. Coleman said... (Continue reading)

Minister gets tough on galamsey

Written on 9 Jul, 2010 at 10:04 in Environment, Featured Stories, Top Story | viewed 64 views times | 0 Comments
Minister gets tough on galamsey

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Collins Dauda, has decried the activities of illegal mining operators, popularly known as galamsey operators, and cautioned community leaders to desist from allocating lands to such miners. He insists that the ministry... (Continue reading)

Namibia fights desertification

Written on 29 Jun, 2010 at 12:07 in Environment | viewed 71 views times | 0 Comments
Namibia fights desertification

“As a country highly dependent on agriculture and especially livestock farming, it has become a matter of urgency to recover the productive capacity of our land. In Namibia, including the Erongo Region, desertification has already had a devastating impact.” These... (Continue reading)

NGOs celebrate World Environment Day

Written on 8 Jun, 2010 at 10:49 in Environment | viewed 195 views times | 0 Comments

Below is the full text of a statement issued by six environmental groups to commemorate World Environment Day 2010 which was marked on Saturday, June 5, 2010. The 2010 World Environment Day is being celebrated under the theme “Biodiversity-Ecosystems Management... (Continue reading)

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