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‘Bauxite Mining In The Atewa Forest Is A No-Go Area’ - Prof Sandow Yidana Tells Court

Warrick Stewart, an Ecologist, who doubles as a Mining and Biodiversity Expert has told an Accra High Court that, there would be a huge negative impact of surface bauxite mining and processing on biodiversity and livelihood if the Atewa Forest is mined.

Bauxite mining would threaten birds, plants, and clean water.

Dr Seth Appiah Kubi, the National Director of Arocha Ghana says the exploration activities in the Atewa Forest do not only undermine the ecosystem of the watershed but also the human dignity of Ghanaians. He said it affected, polluted and destroyed the source of three rivers which supply water to…

Hearing Of Suit Against Governments Move To Mine In Atewa Forest Begins

Hearing Of Suit Against Governments Move To Mine In Atewa Forest Begins

AWF's 2022 Charles R. Wall Young African Policy Fellow Agyei Ransford works with communities in Ghana to mitigate climate change impacts.

An Accra High Court has granted leave for plaintiffs in the Atewa Forest case to file additional witness statement. The plaintiffs ,who are seeking to stop the Chinese Government with the consent of Ghana Government to prospect for Bauxite in the Atewa Forest Range, are Concerned Citizens of Atewa Landscape,…

  Ghana’s Atewa Range Forest, designated by the Government of Ghana as a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area, has from today made it on to the list of the world’s Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) sites.   This is a critical new development as Atewa Forest now becomes a “No-Go Area” for mining, strengthening its protection of the species, ecosystem services and livelihoods it supports. To achieve this reputable global conservation status, the area must contain more than 95 per cen...