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NGO Coalition Against Mining Atewa (CONAMA) and financial assistance of the Dutch ... in Ghana. The forest functions as the source of three important rivers – the Densu, Birim and Ayensu rivers. The Atewa Range supports several communities who ... 1 Forest Reserve is used as a shorthand for the Atewa Range Forest Reserve
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Jun 20, 2012 Prominent conservation organisations in Ghana, in solidarity and under one identity called 'Coalition of NGOs against mining in Atewa' (CONAMA), today made an urgent appeal to the government of Ghana to as a matter of national heritage and the long-term interest of the people of Ghana to rescind all plans and decisions to turn the Atewa Range
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Coalition of NGOs Against Mining in Atewa Forest 10 Wawa Street. Kokomlemle Accra The Hon. Speaker Parliament of the 4TH Republic of Ghana Parliament House Osu-Accra Hon Speaker, INVOKING PARLIAMENTS OVERSIGHT ROLE AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE IN THE PROPOSED MINING OF ATEWA FOREST RESERVE FOR BAUXITE
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Here, we assessed the impact of surface mining and the success of forest rehabilitation on small mammal diversity in the Western Region of Ghana. We surveyed small mammals in the project area and two adjoining forest reserves (control sites) before the mining operation and 10 years after mine closure and forest rehabilitation (topsoil
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Atewa Forest Reserve in the Eastern Region of Ghana represents one of only two reserves with upland evergreen forests in Ghana but is also a possible site for bauxite mining
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Dec 09, 2019 The Coalition of NGOs Against MINING ATEWA (CONAMA) has called on the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) to stop misinforming the
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The Coalition of NGOs Against Mining Atewa (CONAMA) is alleging that the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) is deliberately misinforming the
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The Tain Tributary block I Forest Reserve lies in the Sunyani Forest District in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. The forest however, is located between latitudes 7 o22’ and 7 041’N and longitude 2 o13’ and 2 o43’W. Tain Tributary Block I forest reserve is roughly rectangular in shape with an average width of 10km and length of 15km
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Oct 14, 2016 By Yussif Ibrahim, GNA Fumesua, Oct 14, GNA - The government has been urged to show strong political will and act boldly to enforce laws passed to protect the country's forest and its resources.. Dr. Emmanuel Marfo, a senior research scientist of the Forest Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG), said it was time to turn the page on the lawlessness by arresting and punishing offenders
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On January 14, 2004, the Ghana National Coalition of Civil Society and Community Groups against mining in forest reserves, which includes more than 17 NGOs and community groups, sent a second letter to the President of the World Bank Group, James Wolfensohn
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Already in 2012, prominent conservation organisations in Ghana, in solidarity and under one identity called 'Coalition of NGOs against mining in Atewa' (CONAMA), made an urgent appeal to the government of Ghana to as a matter of national heritage and the long-term interest of the people of Ghana to rescind all plans and decisions to turn the Atewa Range of Forest Reserves into a mine
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Ghana's timber and non-timber forest resources are being overexploited and continue to decline both in quantity and quality. The estimated cost of unsustainable management of the country's forest land resources, wildlife and fisheries is 10 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (World
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Gold mining in Ghana’s forest reserves: A report on the current debate. Area, 38(2), 175–185. CrossRef Google Scholar. Kapoor, D. (2007). Subaltern social movement learning and the decolonization of space in India. ... Rethinking the role of foreign direct ... (2009) NGO-Community Partnerships, PAR, and Learning in Mining Struggles in Ghana
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Dec 09, 2019 The Coalition of NGOs against MINING ATEWA (CONAMA) is demanding the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) to stop misinforming the Ghanaian Public on the bauxite development
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Sep 24, 2020 Atewa Forest Reserve in the Eastern Region of Ghana represents one of only two reserves with upland evergreen forests in Ghana but is also a possible site for bauxite mining. The Government of Ghana deployed an infrastructure in anticipation for a refined bauxite agreement with China. Ghana’s Government seeks to develop an integrated Bauxite-Aluminum Industry; however
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A Ghanaian NGO coalition has called upon their government to respect the sovereign rights of its communities, by cancelling a licence awarded the Newmont mining company in a forest reserve. Revoke Ajenua Bepo Forest Reserve Mining Permit - Coalition. Public Agenda. 1st June 2009
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Concerns about the destructive history of mining companies in forest areas, rivers and fish populations in Ghana led to opposition to mining in Ghana's forest reserves (Hilson and Nyame 2006)
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Jun 20, 2003 20.06.2003 LISTEN. INTRODUCTON. Gold, a mining resource, buried deep under the forest reserve of Ghana, is to be mined only after getting all stakeholders (government, citizens, shareholders, environmentalists, mining companies) to agree on the most effective means of exploitation to minimize the negative impact of mining on the environment
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We also play a key role in exposing the negative social and environmental impacts of the West African Gas pipeline, international free trade and large scale mining in forest reserves. FOE-Ghana works with others to challenge the injustice and lack of equity in the
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community members should be empowered to play the role of co-managers of the forest reserve and there should be regular visit and interaction between FSD and the FFCs. Keywords Forest Reserves, Sustainability, Forest Fringe Communities, Ghana 1. Introduction
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Jun 05, 2003 Environmental Protection Agency, the mining companies are bombarding the. public with pro-mining propaganda and promises of material aid. TAKE ACTION! Support the coalition of Ghanaian organizations and communities by. urging government officials to keep Ghana's forest reserves off-limits. to mining
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Feb 05, 2020 On Jan. 13, Ghanaian environmental NGO A Rocha Ghana went to court in a bid to stop the mining project. Supported by 20 other civil society organizations, A
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Jul 30, 2003 The National Coalition of Civil Society Groups Against Mining in Ghana Forest Reserves has condemned what coalition members describe as deliberate and horrific acts of harassment directed at two of their colleagues by Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited, the district chief executive of Adansi West, and a number of the traditional rulers in the Obuasi area
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Sep 08, 2003 Mining Minister Cecilia Bannermann has rekindled the controversy surrounding mining in Forest Reserves
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Jan 01, 2016 1. Introduction. Mining is one of the key areas of natural resources exploitation in tropical countries like Ghana and contributed approximately US $ 4 billion in foreign direct investment to Ghana (Yelpaala & Ali, 2005; Garvin, McGee, Smoyer-Tomic, & Aubynn, 2009).Destruction of forest, loss of habitats and biodiversity, due to mining activities, have been widely reported (WWI, 1992, Majer
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Apr 18, 2010 In February 2010, Newmont Ghana Gold Limited was granted a Mining Lease for its Akyem project which would establish a pit of 2.5km long, 0.9km long and 0.5km deep in the Ajenua Bepo Forest Reserve
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Ghana abounds in indigenous plant species, comprising forest species, food crops, medicinal and ornamental plants, plantation and industrial crops. The forest species consist of timber, medicinal and non-timber species, such as rattan and raffia. These resources are conserved in 280 forest reserves and 15 protected areas
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1. INTRODUCTION & STATUS OF THE FORESTRY SECTOR IN GHANA. 1.1 GENERAL OUTLINE OF GHANA . 1.1.1 Location. The Republic of Ghana is located on the West Coast of Africa, situated between latitudes 4 o and 11.5 o north of the equator. It has a total land area of 23.85 million ha and is bordered by Togo on the east, La C te D’Ivoire on the west, Burkina Faso on the north and the
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The Atiwa forest reserve of Ghana sits upon roughly 150 million tons of bauxite. The Government has decided to mine and use the proceeds for national infrastructure development programs. This article examines the impact of mining on the residents’ livelihoods and the achievement of the SDGs from the perspective of the residents. A questionnaire was administered to 197 respondents
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