The Act 490 mandates the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Ghana to regulate the environment and ensure the implementation of government policies on the environment. The law mandates the ...
The chapter relied largely on a qualitative desk review of existing literature, research papers, and institutional reports on local content law and practice in Ghana's oil and gas sector. Current local content policy and legislation were reviewed in terms of their suitability for achieving effective local participation in the oil and gas ...
The principal environmental laws applicable to the mining industry are the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1994 (Act 490) and the Environmental Assessment Regulations 1999 (LI 1652).
Most partnerships were illegal because Ghana's laws reserve small-scale mining for Ghanaians. But there was one exception: foreign companies were allowed to act as "support service providers ...
While a number of studies that have examined the nature and impact of gold mining in Ghana have often identified environmental degradation as a major consequence of resource extraction, limited efforts have so far been directed at exploring the challenges and opportunities facing the implementation of environmental policies …
6.9 MINERALS AND MINING; CHAPTER 7: WATER AND THE ENVIRONMENT; 7.1 INTRODUCTION; ... 8.3 THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA: AN OVERVIEW; 8.4 GHANA, UNCLOS AND THE MARINE POLLUTION PROBLEM ... Ghanaian environmental Law has been influenced by Ghana's participation in …
1. Introduction. Ghana, Africa's leading gold producer, has recently been in the spotlight for concerns of unlicensed mining activities polluting surface water sources (Akotey, 2023).Although mining has contributed significantly to the West African nation's economic fortunes and is in some ways a significant part of the country's post-colonial …
Stakeholders in Ghana's mining sector should seek to understand the UN Sustainable Development Goals' Framework and begin to employ it in order to develop sustainability competencies in the sector. ... T.V. Waikanadwa (Eds.), Mining Africa: law, environment, society and politics in historical and multidisciplinary perspectives, …
Small scale gold mining in Ghana has a long history. It has existed as far back as the eighth century as a economic activity. It was legalised recently when the Small Scale Mining L aw ...
Ghana, like most resource-rich countries, is saddled and inundated with resource curse challenges. Key among them is the problem of illegal small-scale gold mining activities (ISSGMAs), which is mercilessly robbing the nation of its ecological integrity, despite attempts by successive governments to remedy the situation. In the …
It must be emphasized that SSGM in Ghana was formalized in 1989, with the passing of the Small-Scale Gold Mining Law (PNDCL 218). This law establishes a registration and licensing process for SSGM activities and set standards for sustainable mining in Ghana (Eduful et al., 2020; Osei-Kojo et al., 2016). However, the existing …
Within the past few decades, Ghana's mining sector specifically the small scale mining subsector has been marred by controversies mainly due to its threat to sustainable development. This paper provides some insights into the inextricable linkage ... enforcement of environmental laws. REFERENCES Adams, W. M. (2009). Green Development 3rd ...
The Minerals Commission of Ghana is the Government agency with the primary responsibility of developing and coordinating mineral sector policies and monitoring their implementation. Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin
Ghana has over the years been making considerable progress in laying the foundations for sustainable growth and biodiversity conservation. For instance, a year after coming into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Parliament of Ghana enacted the Act 490—Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1994.
1 Introduction. This chapter assesses the role that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has played in implementing environmental laws and regulations in the country. 1 As Ghana marks three decades of constitutional rule, it is necessary to discuss the importance of EPA in the era of sustainable development.
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The basis for a private questioning of the environmental conse quences of mining is largely determined by a proprietary interest in the area affected by mining. In Ghana, that proprietorship is uncertain and in some instances unknown. This makes individual. or private enforcement of environmental principles and regulations by court action tenuous.
In Ghana, and similar to other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the major environmental problems associated with ASM activities are mercury pollution from gold processing, pollution of water bodies, and the destruction of natural and agricultural lands (Amankwah, 2013; Clifford, 2017; Nartey et al., 2011).These problems are as the results …
2024. ICLG - Mining Law covers common issues in mining laws and regulations – including the acquisition of rights, ownership requirements and restrictions, processing, transfer and encumbrance, environmental aspects, native title and land rights – in 17 jurisdictions. Published: 19/09/2023. ICLG > Practice Areas > Mining Laws …
Abstract. The paper examines the laws and policies that regulate corporate environmental practices in Ghana, with an emphasis on mining. In particular, the analysis of the legal and regulatory framework examines the extent to which it meets international best practices and standards of corporate conduct and the extent to which self …
The proliferation of illegal mining in Ghana, coupled with its environmental impacts, especially on water bodies has compelled the government to ban all artisanal small-scale mining (ASM ...
Ghana is one of the first countries in Africa to promulgate a small-scale mining law. Ghanaian mining codes not only recognize artisanal and small-scale mining as a legitimate livelihood source ...
ABSTRACT Indiscriminate waste disposal practices and open defecation put pressure on environmental and human health in developing countries. Environmental sanitation laws have been enacted in those countries in an attempt to change sanitation behavior, but enforcement has been weak. This study examined the causes of poor …
The 1992 Constitution of Ghana and Acts such as the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1994 (Act 490); Minerals and Mining Act 2006 (Act 703); The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act 1993 (Act 4 56); The Labour Act 2003 (Act 651) have ESG considerations.
A new regulation passed in November 2022 that opens up Ghana's forest reserves for large-scale mining has no legal foundation and should be repealed, civil society groups and other stakeholders have said. L.I. 2462 titled, 'Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations' passed by the Environmental Protection …
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According to. their survey between 2006 and 2018, the GDP from mining increased from 3664.73 GHS Million. to 6829.13 GHS Million. Ghana, apart from the endowment in precious minerals and metals is ...
The Act 490 mandates the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Ghana to regulate the. environment and ensure the implementation of government policies on the environment. The law. mandates the ...
In Ghana, the Minerals Commission, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency are responsible for regulating and overseeing mining activities in collaboration with traditional authorities and civil society (Eshun and Okyere, …
Consequently, new minerals and mining laws were enacted and the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency and Minerals Commission were instituted to provide guidelines and regulatory framework for this sector. Table 1 presents historically, the contribution of the mining sector to government revenue, value added and employment …
tal monstrosity. It rings a clarion call for stricter enforcement of mining and environmental regulations, both within Ghana and across borders. Sustainable mining practices must be nurtured, nurtured by robust regulatory frameworks and …
Hausermann and Ferring (2018) explored the tensions between Ghana's mining laws and ASM activity as they affect illegal access to land and the consequent environmental problems.
The Guidelines focus on Mining Practices and Environmental Management Practice throughout 6 phases of the life of a mine: exploration, pre-construction, construction, operation, closure, and post-closure (4.1-4.6 and 5.1-5.6). The guidelines clarify that the majority of forest reserves are divided into conversion (areas which have …
The Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2015 (Act 900) and the Minerals Commission Act, 1993 (Act 450) are the main enactments setting out the guidelines for mining in Ghana. The chairman of the Council of State, Nana Otuo Siriboe on his part, commended the President for the hard work done to host the AfCFTA Secretariat in …
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of mercury (Hg) and available laws to regulate its use in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) Community in Ghana. Research shows that ...
For many years, GCD's large-scale mining production eclipsed artisanal diamond mining in Ghana. While there has been a steady decline in total diamond mining production in Ghana over the past two decades, small-scale diamond mining product has increased exponentially (Fig. 2).Between 1980 and 1989, the artisanal mining sector …
The paper examines the laws and policies that regulate corporate environmental practices in Ghana, with an emphasis on mining. In particular, the analysis of the legal and regulatory framework examines the extent to which it meets international best practices and standards of corporate conduct and the extent
This paper identifies and examines nine factors that affect formalization of informal artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana. Despite a series of efforts to ensure cleaner and safer production, informal artisanal and small-scale mining continues to expand with the resulting increase in environmental pollution and damage. The nine …
