Ghana celebrates World Wetlands Day
Ghana celebrates World Wetlands Day LISTEN FEB 3, 2021 Ghana has taking part in the celebration of World Wetlands Day with the focus of tackling the growing freshwater crisis that threatens people and the planet. A statement issued by the environmental NGO, A Rocha Ghana, in commemoration of the day mentioned some of the key threats to Ghana’s Wetlands to include Forest loss, illegal mining (Galamsey), indiscriminate dumping of waste, wetlands conversion into other land use forms and pollution from industrial waste. “We are facing a growing freshwater crisis that threatens people and ...
Source: modernghana.com