Newmont Ahafo Mine Killings CSOs Call On IGP, Government To Act!
A coalition of civil society organisations and human rights defenders has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to investigate the conduct of police personnel deployed to protect Newmont's ...
Wacam, with support from Oxfam in Ghana, invites expressions of interest from consultants to investigate and produce a video documentary exposing threats to human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society ...
Local Communities Seek Meaningful Involvement in Mining CSR Initiatives
Participants in a forum have urged mining companies to increase community engagement in the planning and implementation of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects.
They emphasised that meaningful involvement was ...
Wacam Technical Director Urges Government to Halt Forest Reserve Mining
The Technical Director of Wacam, Kwaku Afari, has added his voice to the growing calls for the government to halt issuing mining licences to companies operating in forest reserves.
This ...
Farmers Demand Fair Compensation After Company Destroys Cocoa Trees
Tension is brewing in Breman-Brofoyedu, a mining town in Central Region's Upper Denkyira West District, after Perseus Ghana Mining Company Limited (PMGL) destroyed cocoa trees belonging to three Concerned Farmers ...
Regulatory Capture Fuels Ghana's Environmental Crisis
Weak regulation is a major contributor to the numerous issues associated with surface mining in Ghana, according to Wacam, Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL), and Centre for Environmental ...
Ghana's Mining Crisis: Wacam, CEPIL, CEIA Call for Non-Partisan Solution!
Wacam, the Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL), and the Centre for Environmental Impact Analysis (CEIA) have advocated a non-partisan approach to address the destructive effects of surface mining operations, ...
Call For Expression of Interest - Citizens-Led Mining Impact Assessment Tool
Wacam, with support from Oxfam in Ghana, has launched a call for a consultant to design and implement an assessment tool to evaluate the impact of Newmont's Ahafo North and ...