The Galamsey Menace in Ghana: Where is Stewardship? - Modern Ghana
2 days ago · MON, 11 NOV 2024. In recent times, Galamsey has almost become the most popular term in the daily conversation of both concerned and unconcern citizens of Ghana. Galamsey, a term derived from the English phrase "gather them and sell," refers to illegal, small-scale gold mining activities that have plagued Ghana for decades.
Inaction and Accountability: Government’s Role in the Ongoing Galamsey …
12 hours ago · Illegal mining (galamsey) has become one of Ghana rsquo;s most pressing national crises, destroying ecosystems, undermining public health, and eroding opportunities in agriculture and other land-based economic sectors. The impacts of galamsey extend deeply into everyday life, communities suffer elevated health risks from polluted water and air, water sources are increasingly being contaminated ...
Galamsey: Ghana's illegal gold mining industry causes …
Water from a polluted river in Ghana was so thick and discoloured that an artist was able to use it as paint to depict the environmental devastation caused by the illegal gold mining that has ...
Galamsey: Ghana's illegal gold mining industry causes ... - BBC
20 October 2024. Water from a polluted river in Ghana was so thick and discoloured that an artist was able to use it as paint to depict the environmental devastation caused by the illegal gold...
Illegal mines, pollution and a thirsty global market: Anger ... - NBC News
ACCRA, Ghana — Illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana has been linked with the destruction of the environment and illness. But for some, the practice known locally as galamsey provides...
Hundreds march against Ghana's damaging informal gold mining …
Oct 11, 2024 · Illegal small-scale gold mining known as "galamsey" in Ghana has picked up this year following an almost 30% rise in global gold prices. Small-scale mines produced 1.2 million ounces of gold in...
#StopGalamseyNow and the never-ending fight against Illegal …
Oct 6, 2024 · Four regions, Ashanti, Western, Western North, and Eastern, have been identified as galamsey hotspots, and over 60 percent of the country’s water bodies have been polluted with mercury and other ...
Galamsey crackdown: Govt rolls out radical measures; Orders …
Oct 8, 2024 · President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced punitive measures against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. These include directing soldiers and other law enforcement agencies to flush out illegal miners from water bodies and forest reserves which remain “red zones” to mining activities. Advertisement.
Ghana's 'stop galamsey' protests: Oliver Barker-Vormawor denied …
The Cambridge-educated activist organised the three-day protest to take action against illegal mining, known locally as "galamsey", which has been blamed for polluting 60% of Ghana's waters.
Ghana's Illegal Galamsey Gold Mining Affecting Cocoa Farmers, …
Mar 6, 2018 · Ghana, one of the world's biggest producers of cocoa beans, is facing a crisis around dangerous and dirty galamsey, or informal, mining—which experts warn could derail its agriculture sector.
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