Free Prior and Informed Consent Process Must Be Fully Implemented —Study
Research by the Dean of the School for Development Studies, University of Cape Coast (UCC), Dr Emmanuel Yamoah Tenkorang, and Dr Yaw Asamoah of the University of Education, Winneba has ...
‘Remove Section 17 of Minerals and Mining Act’ -Mrs. Hannah Owusu Koranteng
Section 17 of the Minerals and Mining Act 2006 (Act 703), which grants water rights to mining companies should be totally repealed, the Associate Executive Director of Wacam, a community ...
Govt, Mining Companies Urged To Offer Training To Youth In Mining Communities
A research on exploring local content for participation in gold and gas exploitation in Ghana has charged government and mining companies to offer training, especially the youth in mining communities, ...
Rethink onshore petroleum extraction amid energy transition drive- Dev’t Researcher
Amid the increasing global energy transition campaign, it has become imperative for captains of the country’s energy industry to rethink onshore petroleum exploration and imminent extraction at the Voltarian Basin, ...
Residents call for better engagements on oil exploration activities
Residents of some communities in the Bono East region are deeply worried about the poor nature of engagements with the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and its agents in undertaking ...
Wacam urges Ghanaians to support gov'ts Green Ghana Project
WACAM, a community based Non-Governmental Organization, has called for support from all 16 regions to support the Green Ghana Project.
The project launched few months ago seeks to plant 5million ...
Wacam Participates In Green Ghana Project
The community based human rights and environmental mining advocacy Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Ghana ,Wacam has participated in Green Ghana Project with an assurance to continue to help government to ...
CSOs set record straight on mining activities near Mole National Park
Three Civil Society Organizations led by WACAM have issued a counter-statement setting the records straight on mining activities near the Mole National Park in the Savannah Region.
WACAM accused the ...
Full Joint Press Statement By Wacam,CEIA and CEPIL on
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT OF CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS (CEIA), CENTRE FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LAW (CEPIL) AND WACAM TO MARK THE CELEBRATION OF WORLD EARTH DAY ON 22ND APRIL ...
The refusal of the Government of Ghana to stop some multi-national mining companies from mining in Kubi, Adjenua Bepo and Yokumbra Forest Range Reserves has angered the Civil Society Organizations ...