Bauxite mining in Atewa will open doors to galamsey illegal logging A Rocha Environmental group A Rocha Ghana has warned that the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation GIADEC push for bauxite exploration will open doors to illegal mining Though the corporation has pledged to ensure safe mining activities A Rocha feels the
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Bauxite mining in Atewa will open doors to galamsey illegal loggingA Rocha Odehyia Media April 9 2021 12 02 am 0 Environmental group A Rocha Ghana has warned that the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation GIADEC push for bauxite exploration will open doors to illegal mining
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Members of the Concerned Citizens of the Atewa Landscape will today Tuesday 21 January embark on a protest march from Sagyimase to Kyebi to say no to the mining of bauxite in the Atewa forest reserve This will not be the first time a group is kicking against the government s plan of mining in the
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Ghana s pact with China for bauxite mining threatens to ravage a biodiverse forest Ghana s Atewa forest is one of the most beautiful and scenic As a result the mountain top is kept
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It said To be clear civil society s concerns are over the location proposed for bauxite miningthat is the mountain topsas this is within Atewa s legally protected area and is
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Barely 48 hours after the youth of Atewa demonstrated against proposed bauxite mining activities in the Atewa Forest the Chiefs of Atewa have disowned the youth group A statement from the Chiefs said they fully support mining activities in Atewa forest We call on Ghanaians living home and abroad to remember that Ghana beyond aid
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Ghana s pact with China for bauxite mining threatens to ravage a biodiverse forest Ghana s Atewa forest is one of the most beautiful and scenic As a result the mountain top is kept
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Three global manufacturing companies BMW Group Tetra Pak and Schüco International have signalled concern over the use of bauxite sourced from Ghana s Atewa Forest for aluminium if mining
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An Environmental Civil Society Organization AROCHA Ghana says the proposed site for the mining of bauxite which is located on top of a mountain within the protected area of Atewa Forest will pose a grave danger to endangered species and affect the source of clean water for more than five million Ghanaians
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Bauxite mining in Atewa Forest is listed amongst 60 of the worst Belt and Road Initiative projects highlighted in the letter Nature based livelihoods Grasscutter mushroom and giant land snail farming are amongst the alternative nature based livelihood sources that A Rocha is assisting the local communities to develop
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Environmental Non Profit Organization A Rocha Ghana has rejected a claim by the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation GIADEC that persons campaigning against bauxite mining in the Atewa Forest are engaged in mere propaganda
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The Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation GIADEC has reassured that best practices will be adopted in mining bauxite deposits in the Atewa Forest Reserve beginning 2021 when the project starts According to the Chief Executive Officer of GIADEC Micheal Ansah Atewa is a very sensitive place to do bauxite mining because of the significant biodiversity
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GHANA Mining project in the Atewa forest Leonardo Dicaprio is back in charge The famous film actor Leonardo Dicaprio once again calls on the Ghanaian government to abandon the bauxite mining project in the middle of the Atewa Forest Reserve It is a biodiversity hotspot with a unique ecosystem that is home to around 50 species of endangered
Chat OnlineGhana s president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo assured that the government s plan to mine bauxite in the Atewa forest the country s largest natural rainforest would not harm the environment He said this during the Sustainable Ocean Industries Conference in Ghana He said that the latest mining technology applied by the bauxite miners will reduce the impact of mining operations on the
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General News of Tuesday 11 June 2019 Source Alhaji Saani Atiwa forest The Government of Ghana GoG remains unrelenting in its decision to mine bauxite in commercial quantity from the Atiwa and two other forest reserves as it consults the United States Forest Service USFS for technical support to ensure strict adherence to best
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Ghana s Bauxite Mining Plans Well Underway President Akufo Addo Oct 7 2020 by Staff Akufo Addo spoke during the second day of his three day tour of Atewa The president promised that bauxite mining in the region would transform the local economy for Atewa as well as providing a boost for the Ghanaian economy in general
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Atewa Forest Reserve in the Eastern Region of Ghana represents one of only two reserves with upland evergreen forests in Ghana but is also a possible site for bauxite mining The Government of Ghana deployed an infrastructure in anticipation for a refined bauxite agreement with China
Chat OnlineUnlike Ghana s existing bauxite mine at Awaso which locals describe as a desert of red mud Atewa Forest is teeming with life home to at least 50 mammal species more than 1 000 species of plants at least 230 species of birds and more than 570 butterflies including species found nowhere else
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The Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation GIADEC has reassured that best practices will be adopted in mining bauxite deposits in the Atewa
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Areas closer to the location of mining would be polluted with bauxite mining dust 2 Green Forest Every living creature in the closest green forest such as monkeys could disappear as a result of environmental pollution generated from bauxite mining In March the U S Forest Service visited Atewa Forest its report
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The menace of underdevelopment lack of jobs for the youth and the absence of environmentally sustainable mining in Ghana will not be the story of bauxite mining communities in Ghana
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THREE global manufacturing giantsBMW Group Tetra Pak and Schüco Internationalsay they are worried about planned mining of bauxite in Ghana s Atewa forest According to the companies they would be unwilling to accept bauxite mined from this forest due to the catastrophic and irreversible effects on the people and wildlife that depend
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Bauxite mining in Atewa will open doors to galamsey illegal loggingA Rocha April 8 2021 Environmental group A Rocha Ghana has warned that the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation GIADEC push for bauxite exploration will open doors to illegal mining Though the corporation has pledged to ensure safe mining activities A
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A Rocha Ghana has read the statements made by the Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation GIADEC during a meeting with journalists and published on Monday 5 April and is responding to key points raised GIADEC said it rejects as propaganda an apparent claim that the whole of Atewa Forest will be destroyed by bauxite mining
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Atewa Forest Reserve in the Eastern Region of Ghana represents one of only two reserves with upland evergreen forests in Ghana but is also a possible site for bauxite mining The Government of Ghana deployed an infrastructure in anticipation for a refined bauxite agreement with China Ghana s Government seeks to develop an integrated Bauxite Aluminum Industry however several NGOs try to
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A Rocha Ghana has read the statements made by the Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation GIADEC during a meeting with journalists and published on Monday 5 April and is responding to key points raised GIADEC said it rejects as propaganda an apparent claim that the whole of Atewa Forest will be destroyed by bauxite mining
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Mining for bauxite in Ghana s Atewa Forest will have catastrophic and irreversible effects Three global manufacturing companies BMW Group Tetra Pak and Schüco International have
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More than 5 million Ghanaians depend on Atewa Forest as their source of clean drinking water Picture A Rocha Ghana/Facebook Three global manufacturing companies BMW Group Tetra Pak and Schüco International have signalled concern over the use of bauxite sourced from Ghana s Atewa Forest for aluminium if mining has catastrophic and irreversible effects on the people and
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Ghana Wildlife Society s Position Paper on Bauxite Mining in Atewa Range Forest Reserve For further information please contact the Ghana Wildlife Society through the Executive Director e lartey ghanawildlifesociety or the Policy and Advocacy Officer f elias ghanawildlifesociety Trading Ghana s Atewa Forest A Looming Crisis
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Environmental group A Rocha Ghana has warned that the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation GIADEC push for bauxite exploration will open doors to illegal mining Though the corporation has pledged to ensure safe mining activities A Rocha feels the illegal activities will be beyond its control
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Forest wardens walk into the Atewa Forest Reserve in Ghana where millions of tons of bauxite could be mined Cristina Aldehuela/AFP/Getty Images Below the towering mahogany trees that blanket this lush mountainside hidden beneath the brown red soil lie millions of tons of very valuable rock This world renowned forest reserve called
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It said To be clear civil society s concerns are over the location proposed for bauxite miningthat is the mountain topsas this is within Atewa s legally protected area and is also the most critical for biodiversity and clean water
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Bauxite mining in Atewa will give room for galamsey illegal loggingA Rocha LISTEN APR 8 2021 A Rocha Ghana has warned that the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation GIADEC push for bauxite exploration will open doors to illegal mining Though the corporation has pledged to ensure safe mining activities A Rocha feels the
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Controversial plans to mine for bauxite in Ghana s Atewa Foresta Key Biodiversity Areahave received opposition from three global manufacturing companies who would have been major customers This new development means the mine would not only be disastrous for biodiversity and human health but now business too
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Ghana s Atewa forest is one of the most beautiful and scenic landscapes in the country It is seen as the better of only two Upland Evergreen forests left intact in the country forming part of
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It said Bauxite mining in Atewa Forest no matter how small will be terminal cancer that will erode forest integrity and the ecosystem services they provide over time adding Atewa is a
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Residents of communities around the Atewa Forest in the Eastern Region yesterday embarked on a protest against the proposed mining of bauxite in the forest
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Members of the Concerned Citizens of the Atewa Landscape will today Tuesday 21 January embark on a protest march from Sagyimase to Kyebi to say no to the mining of bauxite in the Atewa forest reserve This will not be the first time a group is kicking against the government s plan of mining in the forest
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A Rocha Ghana has read the statements made by GIADEC during a meeting with journalists and published on Monday 5 April and is responding to key points raised GIADEC said it rejects as propaganda an apparent claim that the whole of Atewa Forest will be destroyed by bauxite mining
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Activists are not protesting for a complete halt to bauxite mining but that it does not touch critical ecosystems like Atewa says Daryl Bosu deputy national director of A Rocha Ghana He pointed out that the World Bank estimates that deforestation costs Ghana around US 400 million each year
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