JOINT PRESS STATEMENT OF WACAM, CEIA AND CEPIL TO MARK WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY CELEBRATION ON 5TH JUNE 2022

The earth plays multiple roles in our lives, including being a source of livelihood, protecting biodiversity and providing clean air for all. The Earth plays hosts to forests which cover ...

Community Participation In EIA Before Mining Crucial —Associate Executive Director of Wacam

The participation of mining communities and the public in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA process), especially before any mining operation takes place, was very crucial, the Associate Executive Director of ...

Wacam, ACEP School Mining Communities On Mineral Development Fund

A stakeholders’ forum to promote the participation of mining communities in the utlisation of the Minerals Development Fund (MDF) has ended with a call on the participants to take keen ...

Apiate Explosives: WACAM & CEIA Call for Full-Scale Investigation

Thursday, 20th January 2022 which appeared to be a normal day for the people of Apiate turned out to be a sad day for the people and Ghana. Apiate is ...

Govt Urged To Respect FPIC! In mineral exploration activities

The government has been urged to respect the principle of Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in mining or oil exploration activities.

The Associate Executive Director of Wacam, Mrs Hannah ...

Wacam holds 6th Annual Conference

Wacam has held its 6th Annual Conference with a call on the government to ensure that the consent of communities is sought before undertaking any mining or onshore oil exploration ...

Wacam Is A Knowledge Imparting Group —Executive Director

The Executive Director of Wacam, Mr Daniel Owusu-Koranteng, has underscored that the focus of Wacam, since its inception, has been to impart knowledge to people in mining communities in the ...

Wacam Charges UNER Students To Be Environmental Stewards

Wacam, a community-based human rights and environmental mining advocacy, has charged students of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UNER) in Sunyani in the Bono Region to be environmental ...

Dormaa Kantinka Residents Cry For Help

Resettled Dormaa Kantinka residents currently at Kenyasi No. 1 in the Ahafo Region have made a passionate appeal to Wacam and its partners to impress upon Newmont to provide them ...

CARE International Commends Wacam For Its Good Works

Care International in Ghana has lapped praises upon Wacam for its good works aimed at empowering and helping to improve the lot of people in mining communities across the country.

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