Ghana repeals legislation that opened forest reserves to mining

Mongabay
Jan 8, 2026, 5:45 pm204 ptsTop
After facing sustained pushback from environmental groups, Ghana revoked a 2022 law that had empowered the president to allow mining in the country’s forest reserves. In December, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, introduced in Parliament the Environmental Protection…

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