Sentences with phrase «tackle illegal mining»

Prince William Ankrah, General Secretary of the Ghana Mine workers Union, has hailed government and stakeholders» efforts at tackling illegal mining, which has destroyed Ghana's water bodies and farmlands.

The former Minister further called for concerted efforts from stakeholders in tackling illegal mining head - on.

Not exact matches

The sale of contaminated fuel demands a stronger political will and more resources to tackle it than the fight against illegal mining.

«I would like to take this opportunity to applaud the government and the good people of Ghana for their determination and resolve to tackle the issue of illegal mining (Galamsey) in the country... Being blessed with such a beautiful country, it behooves us to protect and preserve the environment for future generations.

The Executive Director of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers of Ghana (COPEC), Duncan Amoah, has suggested that illegalities in the sale of contaminated fuel is more costly than illegal mining hence requires a strong political will and adequate resources to tackle it.

On his part, the Advisor on mines at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Ben Aryee reiterated the Ministry's commitment to implement the Multi — lateral Mining Integration Project to tackle the issue of illegal mining in the small scale mining sMining Integration Project to tackle the issue of illegal mining in the small scale mining smining in the small scale mining smining sector.

Government has suspended the issuance of mining licenses until illegal mining, also known as Galamsey, is effectively tackled, the Vice President, Mahamadu Bawumia has said.

In particular, the government needs to quickly establish the Itombwe Natural Reserve, support local - community management of the Punia Gorilla Reserve, reinforce Kahuzi - Biega National Park efforts, and establish strong coordination between ICCN and the DRC military to tackle armed militias that control illegal mining camps in Grauer's gorilla heartland.»