The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched the Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions Project (GLSERP) with a call on the chiefs and people of the five northern regions, especially farmers, to “own it” and...
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PTCIJ launches Climate Change Media Fellowship
The Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ), through its Natural Resources Programme (NAREP), is pleased to invite journalists, media professionals, researchers and analysts for its inaugural...
Climate change could cost Ghana 1.7% of GDP annually by 2030 if left unaddressed – Ofori-Atta
The World Bank estimates that climate change could cost Ghana approximately 1.7 per cent of GDP annually by 2030 if left unaddressed, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has said. Cognisant of this assessment, Mr Ofori...
UK rallies support for Ghana’s participation in COP26
The United Kingdom High Commission says it is right for Ghana to prioritise its needs at the upcoming Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, UK, since the voice of the country is vital to spur the needed action...
[APPLY] Feature Reporting Fellowship
Early-career journalists around the world are eligible for a reporting fellowship. Rest of World is accepting applications for the Feature Reporting Fellowship. The program helps early-career journalists embark on an...
Ghana developing first Biodiversity Policy to protect nature
Ghana is developing its first Biodiversity Policy aimed at reducing threats to its over 6,000 flora and fauna to promote the sustainable utilization of biodiversity and benefits sharing to meet the people’s needs. The...
200,000 trees to be planted in the Greater Amanzule Wetlands
Takoradi – Hen Mpoano, a Ghanaian Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), is to plant 200,000 mangrove seedlings to cover 50 hectares of degraded mangrove forests within the Greater Amanzule Wetlands (GAW) in the...
Ghana, UK Join Forces To Tackle Climate Change
Ghana and the United Kingdom (UK) have strengthened partnership through adaptation of best land use, forestry and mining practices to fight the adverse impact of climate change. Consequently, the Minister for Lands and...
Destruction of Protected Forests – CSOs threaten legal action against government
A group of civil society organizations have threatened to sue the government of Ghana over what they describe as deliberate failure to protect forest reserves in the country. The CSOs – Arocha Ghana, Tropenbos...
Podcast training seeks participants
Teams of journalists, community groups and activists in Accra, Ghana who are interested in producing their own podcast can apply to this training. Population Reference Bureau and Developing Radio Partners will select a...
