Tag: Ministry of Environment
Kenya to commit US$8 billion to combat climate change in the next ten years
Kenya said on Thursday that it will commit approximately 868 billion shillings (8 billion U.S. dollars) to combat climate change in the next...
E-waste disposal: Environment Ministry engages stakeholders
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has engaged key stakeholders within the electronic waste (e-waste) value chain on the implementation of a...
E-waste disposal; environment ministry engages stakeholders in Kumasi
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, has engaged key stakeholders within the electronic waste (e-waste) value chain on the implementation of a...
There is no innovation without Science
Mrs Cynthia Asare Bediako, Chief Director, Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), says there is no innovation without science and technology and...
Hybrid Waste-to-Energy project can control Ghana’s energy and sanitation problems
Dr Julius C. Ahiekpor, the Head of Bioenergy, Kumasi Technical University, on Tuesday said Ghana within few years can significantly control its energy and...
Government’s E-waste project taking shape
The E-waste recycling project, introduced by government, is gradually taking shape and expected to ensure sustainable disposal and proper recycling of e-waste.
The project, being...
ENRRI-EfD Ghana initiates discussion on plastic waste management in Ghana
The Environment and Natural Resource Research Initiative (ENRRI-EfD) Ghana has organized discussions on the need for a proper management of plastic waste in Ghana...
Government supports GAEC’s Radio Astronomy Observatory with vehicle
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), on Thursday, presented a brand new Toyota Hilux Pickup vehicle to the Ghana Radio Astronomy...
MESTI stops operations of United Steel and others to address pollution challenges
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has stop United Steel Company, a private steel manufacturing company, and some others from operating unless...
Botswana launches biodiversity book to address environmental threats
Botswana's Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism on Thursday launched the third Botswana Biodiversity Symposium Book under the theme "Biodiversity Mainstreaming for...
AERC Ghana and partners commemorates World Environmental Day 2020
The Alliance for Empowering Rural Communities and partners, have pledged their contribution to the protection of nature, awareness raising and support to communities in...
Elephants found poisoned in Botswana
Residents in Seronga village in Botswana's North-West District have been warned of poisoned elephant carcasses.
The Department of Wildlife and National Parks on Friday cautioned...
Environmental Management Policy on Oil and Gas in the offing
Civil Society activists have met to validate the new Environmental Management Policy for the Oil and Gas Industry (EMPOGI) currently in the offing, intended...
Stakeholders dialogue on management and preservation of plastic waste in Ghana.
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) together with United Nations Environmental Programme(UNEP), Norway Embassy and other stakeholders in the plastic industry...
International Workshop on Dish Conversion Opened in Ghana
The Ghana Space Science Technology Institute (GSSTI), of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), opened an international Dish Conversion workshop on the mobilisation of...
Climate Change Actions Must Address Gender Inequality – UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for concerted efforts to consider the special needs, concerns, knowledge and experiences of both male and...
Ghana gov’t entreated to develop comprehensive SMEs policy
Mr Papa Bartels, Team Leader, Industrial Sub-Contract and Partnership Exchange, Ministry of Trade and Industry, has said government is to develop a comprehensive Small...
Mining companies encouraged to deepen engagement with SMEs
The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Mrs Barbara Oteng-Gyasi has called on mining companies to deepen their engagement with local businesses to...
Ghana Gov’t Seek Funds To Implement Nationally Determined Contributions
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has held talks with managers of Green Climate Fund (GCF) in Bonn, Germany for...
President Of Ghana Direct Ministry To Upscale Study Of Science
Government is geared at enrolling more science students in the country’s educational system to achieve its target of 60 percent science inclined students in...
Minister Launch Project To Reclaim Degraded Land
Mr John Peter Amewu, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, on Friday, launched the Kyebi Reclamation Project to restore 18 mined areas that have...
UN Key Partners in Climate Change Fight Announced
New key partners are backing the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) in Bonn, Germany, to help address climate change challenges and implement the...
NGO Calls For Climate Change Education For Youth
The Ghana Youth Alliance for Agenda 2030 (GYA-2030), a Non Governmental Organisation, has called for an increased education and awareness creation on climate change...
2-Day MESTI Workshop Opens in Accra on Chemical Weapons Protection
Ghana has not been able to take full advantage of the opportunities of being a State Party to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), an...
Ministry Retrieve 500 Excavators From Illegal Mining Sites
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr John Peter Amewu, on Wednesday said 500 excavators have, so far, been retrieved from mining sites...
Climate Change Undermining Future Of Ghanaian Economy
The Ecosystem Based Adaptation for Food Security Assembly (EBAFOSA) – Ghana, Monday called for an all-inclusive climate action towards food security in Ghana.
Dr John...
Chamber of Mines Calls For Collaboration To Fight Illegal Miners
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr John Peter Amewu has reiterated government’s commitment to address holistically the menace of illegal mining.
Speaking during...
Government To Ban Importation Of Mercury Related Products
Government will in 2020 ban the production, importation and exportation of products containing mercury, Madam Salamatu Abdul-Salam, Chief Director at the Ministry of Environment,...
Important Lessons On How To Manage Disaster
Road accidents, flooding, earth quakes, fire outbreaks and others are all disasters that occur in either our homes or work places. Most which are...
Minister cuts sod for construction of E-waste recycling facility
Nii Laryea Afotey Agbo, Greater Accra Regional Minister, on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama, performed the sod cutting, tree planting and unveiling of...