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Have Reports Of Oil’s Death Been Greatly Exaggerated?

The International Energy Agency predicts a terminal decline for coal, oil, and gas by 2030, challenging dominant climate narratives. Despite the predictions, oil profits are soaring, and supermajors like Chevron and Exxon Mobil are increasing investments in fossil fuel extraction. Contradictions have arisen at COP28, where oil-funded climate talks discuss phasing down fossil fuels, while the industry walks back emission ...

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Battling “Galamsey”: Forestry Commission demobilises 10 Excavators in the Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve

A team from the Rapid Response Unit of the Forestry Commission, drawn from various districts across the country, has demobilised 10 excavators and arrested eight persons for engaging in illegal mining activities in the Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve in the Juaboso Forest District of the Western North Region on Monday. They were made up of four Chinese nationals and four ...

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GH REDD+ Secretariat Supports Community Members to attend COP28

The REDD+ Secretariat of Ghana housed at the Forestry Commission, in collaboration with its private sector partners, has supported three community members to attend the 28th session of the Conference of Parties (COP28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 30th November to 12th December 2023. The three members who were selected from ...

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CEPIL provides Paralegal training to activists in mining-affected communities in northern Ghana

The Centre for Public Interest Law,( CEPIL) has offered  Paralegal Training to 50 advocates in mining-affected communities in Northern parts of the country to enable them to engage with duty bearers effectively.The paralegals would serve as receptors and gatherers of community-level intelligence on breaches of law and violations of the rights of citizens by mining companies. With funding support from ...

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Victor Osimhen wins African Player of the Year ward

Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen has been crowned the 2023 African Footballer of the Year at the Confederation of African Football (Caf) awards ceremony in Marrakesh. The Napoli player beat Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi to the prestigious award – the first time a Nigerian has picked up the title since Nwankwo Kanu in 1999. Nigeria enjoyed double success with ...

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 Gov’t ensures transparency, effective community engagement in forest preservation programs- Forestry Commission Boss

Mr John Allotey, the Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, has elucidated extensively on Ghana’s reforestation and afforestation policy, disclosing that it is anchored on community engagement, accountability, and transparency.  He was speaking on behalf of the Sector Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, at a high-level discussion on “Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities as Leaders ...

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Controversies surrounding the Ewoyaa Lithium Mining Lease: some comments

Given the state of governance in our country and the long-held conviction that thethe country has not had enough benefits from mining, it is understandable that there issuspicion about a significant transaction such as the grant of a lithium mining lease to asubsidiary of an Australian-listed mining company whose significant U.S. shareholderwill buy half the product of the mine and ...

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Catherine Abelema Afeku wins Evalue-Ajomoro-Gwira NPP Parliamentary elections

A former Member of Parliament for Evalue-Ajomoro-Gwira, CatherineAbelema Afeku has been elected the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentarycandidate for the constituency in the 2024 general elections. Over the weekend, the NPP conducted its parliamentary primaries in theorphan constituency, during which the former Minister for Tourism was electedas the candidate for the party in the 2024 polls. The former MP polled ...

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Veep touts greater potential in new phase of PFJ

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has observed that the country’s agricultural goals were intended to be met by the second phase of Planting for Food and Jobs ( PFJ). He said there was great potential for the food and agriculture sectors in the new phase, which was still in its early phases of execution after being introduced in August ...

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 COP28: Let’s articulate collective agenda to combat climate change

The Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) in collaboration with Abantu For Development and Keep Your Promise Campaign are pushing for a more hands on the deck approach to address climate change impacts. The group also wants African governments to as a matter of importance honour promises they make during international conferences relative to climate change. They note that Climate change ...

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