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Ghana since 2019 has lost over 39,400 hectares of forest due to activities of cocoa production, this has been disclosed by global advocacy organisation, Mighty Earth in its latest report. The report dubbed ‘Sweet Nothings’ raises concerns on how cocoa is still driving the destruction of protected areas in cocoa-growing …

As part of efforts to fight against crime, the Northern Regional police command has arrested over 50 suspected criminals at the Tamale Aboabo forest reserve. The suspects were arrested at different places within the forest close to the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium. The police retrieved substances suspected to be weed, …

It’s no doubt Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, was keen about security particularly after suffering two coup attempts during his reign in 1962 and 1964. In both instances, he was shot by policemen. The story has been told about how he was saved in the second instance on …

The Achimota police have arrested one Shadrach Boakye, popularly known as Anopa, for his persistent harassment, attacks and robbing of commuters along the Achimota forest and its environs. Shadrach, age 24, has been on the radar of the Achimota police for several months of search until he was arrested over …

Correspondence from Ashanti Region The Green Ghana Project has turned tragic for the people of Wonoo and Ashanti region as a forest guard has been shot dead in the process. The 38-year-old Benjamin Seidu, a forest guard allegedly met his untimely death when he and other colleagues were on their …

  Some galamsey operatives arrested for engaging in illegal mining in the Atewa Forest went berserk on Monday, May 24, 2021, at the premises of Koforidua Circuit Court’ B’ after the court refused them bail. The prosecution led by Dickson Donkor and Helen Samlafo both state Attorneys, and Silvester Asare …

  Kwaku Atimba, a 36-year-old man has been allegedly mistaken for game and shot to death in a hunting expedition at Kplesu, near Krachi in the East Municipality of the Oti Region. The deceased reportedly went to his usual hunting and was expecting to come home the following day but …

The Forestry Commission Task Force has arrested ten persons for farming in the Afrensu Brouhuma Forest Reserve in Offinso in the Ashanti Region. The intruders have also built homes in what is supposed to be a virgin forest. Routine patrol by forest guards uncovered the illegal activity of the farmers. …

Despite the ban on illegal mining in the country, a group of illegal miners (Galamseyers) have defied President Akufo-Addo’s orders and have taken hold of the Bosomtwe Range Forest Reserve within the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti region. With the alleged backing of some political bigwigs, the galamseyers have …

The Technical Director in-charge of Forestry at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Musa Abu-Juam, says Ghana currently has less than 20 per cent of real forest due to illegal activities, such as illegal chain-saw operations and galamsey. According to him, the country during the 20th Century had …