Life On Earth Is Dying
On the day that you read this article, 200 species of life on Earth (plants, birds, animals, fish, amphibians, insects, reptiles) will cease to exist. Tomorrow, another 200 species will vanish...
Tag: Natural environment
Inclusivity – The Real Challenge To Africa’s Leaders
2017 is an important year for Africa, marking the transition from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and from the New Economic Partnership for...
$30m Agbogbloshie E-Waste Project To Create 400,000 Jobs
The construction of the US$30 million Agbogbloshie Electronic Waste project in the Greater Accra Region is expected to create over 400,000 direct and indirect jobs in the country. The project comes...
Gov’t To Construct US$30m E-Waste Facility At Agbogbloshie
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, is set to commence the construction of a state-of-the-art e-waste recycling...
Lavender Hill To Generate 7.5 MW of Power From Faeces
The famous Lavender Hill at Korle Gonno in Accra will soon be closed down but in its place are two new liquid waste treatment plants that will produce clean water, compost for manure and up to 7.5...
Gov’t To Construct $30M E-Waste Facility At Agbogbloshie
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency are set to commission the construction of a recycling facility at Agbogbloshie...
South Korean Opposition Moves To Impeach President Park
Politicians are under public pressure to oust Park, with weekly mass protests drawing hundreds of thousands across the country The impeachment of South Korea's embattled President Park Guen-Hye in...
Ghana To Do Palm Oil Business Without Causing Deforestation
Ghana, together with six other African countries, has agreed in a declaration signed on Wednesday to protect their tropical forests from being cut down to make way for palm oil crops. The other...
Machakos Forum Urge Government Help For Women, Orphans and the Elderly
Machakos, November 16TH 2016: Orphans, older vulnerable women and people living with disabilities are groups most likely to be left behind as the government implements the sustainable development...
South African Minister Denies Rhino Poaching Allegation
The current poaching crisis is attributed to the growing demand for rhino horns South Africa's Minister of State Secuirty David Mahlobo has denied accusations of links to a rhino trafficker that were...
South African Minister Linked To Rhino Trafficker
Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit has uncovered evidence of high-level political connections to rhino poaching in Africa. The investigation raises serious questions about the involvement of a South...
WACAM Wants Gov’t To Internalise ECOWAS Directives On Mining
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM), human rights and environmental mining advocacy Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) has urged government to internalize the provisions...
Chinese Delegations In Illegal Spending Spree In SA
Members of the Chinese President’s delegation allegedly went on an illegal spending spree in SA to buy ivory and rhino horn & smuggled the products back to China - Al Jazeera Investigative Unit...
Atewa National Park Best Option For Good Water, Sustainable Livelihood And Posterity
Yesterday, the 9th of November 2016, Hon Nii Osah Mills, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources launched a very important document, titled “The Economics of the Atewa Forest Range”. The report...
Climate Finance Is Climate Investment
In every sphere of life, Africans are great innovators and entrepreneurs. You only have to step into an African market to see and hear that ingenuity. But every entrepreneur needs investment, and...
Atewa National Park Under Perspective
Yesterday, the 9th of November 2016, Hon Nii Osah Mills, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources launched a very important document, titled “The Economics of the Atewa Forest Range”. The report...
Media Urged To Help Protect The Environment
Media professionals have been urged to carry out their professional duty with diligence and circumspection in their reportage on environmental protection and the fight against climate change....
How Smart Policies Can Lessen Effects Of Climate Change
According to a famous African proverb, “When the music changes, so does the dance.” This adage illustrates the continent’s current position amidst opportunities for, and challenges to,...
Trump’s Win Raises Concern At UN Climate Conference
This year’s U. N. climate change conference may not be as impassioned as last year’s in Paris, where more than 100 heads of states attended to ensure that a sweeping agreement was sealed, but the...
Sustainable Agriculture Deserves Center Stage In Marrakech
By José Graziano da Silva Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Agriculture, including forestry and fisheries, is the sector most threatened by climate change....