Illegal mining threatens Ghana’s first marine protected area

Mongabay
Aug 12, 2026, 5:41 am256 ptsTop
Ghana’s land ministry is failing to act against illegal gold mining in the Greater Cape Three Points Forest Reserve, say conservationists. Their call comes as pollution threatens vulnerable and endangered species in both the protected forest and the adjacent waters of a newly declared marine protected area.…

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