By: Franklin N. Kwenah GANTA, (Eco Media Africa) — The Liberia Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under the Environmental Governance Project, has trained over 200 environmental and mining inspectors from Liberia’s fifteen Read more…
By: Franklin N. Kwenah At the ongoing COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Government of Liberia has urged the international community to step up financial support to help the country address the severe effects of climate change. Dr Emmanuel Urey Yarkpawolo, Read more…
Image: Delegates around the COP29 venue (Photo: UN Climate Change – Habib Samadov) In the warm heart of West Africa, where the rhythms of life pulse through the land, I stand as a climate action activist and environmental storyteller. Read more…
Image Credit: SERVIR West Africa ACCRA, (Eco Media Africa) — The government of Ghana has announced it will revoke the law that permits mining in forest reserves. The law, (L.I. 2462), was passed despite objections from experts and activists, who Read more…
By Abdul Rahman Bah FREETOWN, (Eco Media Africa) — The Parliament of Sierra Leone has ratified a $480 million compact agreement signed with the United States’ Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The agreement aims to improve electricity access for millions Read more…
(Photo by CRISTINA ALDEHUELA / AFP) By Enoch Randy Aikins Researcher, African Futures and Innovation, ISS Political interests must be set aside to prevent illegal mining from devastating the country’s forests, farmland and water system. Illegal small-scale mining in Ghana Read more…
The ongoing illegal mining crisis, known as “Galamsey,” has become one of Ghana’s most significant environmental and socio-economic challenges. As efforts to combat its effects intensify, the need to understand the problem’s scope and relevant policies has become crucial for Read more…
This poem is titled Code 1.5, and it is a wake-up call to address the urgent threat of climate change. This poem seeks to educate and inspire individuals to take action, to work together to protect the planet and limit Read more…
MALAWI (Eco Media) — Lilongwe has become the first African capital city to back the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. It is one of two Malawian cities, alongside Mzuzu, that have now endorsed the proposal. The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Read more…
Seth Kofi Debrah, University of Ghana Ghana is considering bids from five companies for the construction of what would be its first nuclear power plant. The companies are: France’s EDF, US-based NuScale Power and Regnum Technology Group; China National Nuclear Read more…