The University of Ghana has launched a new initiative to tackle the growing issue of illegal mining, locally known as galamsey, which is severely impacting the environment and the socio-economic well-being of the country.<\/p>\n
The two-year project, titled\u00a0Sharing Galamsey Research Findings and Advocacy to Stop Galamsey<\/strong>\u00a0in Ghana, aims to raise awareness and encourage collaboration to combat this destructive pract<\/p>\n The project\u2019s principal investigator, Professor Gladys Nyarko Ansah, emphasised the urgency of addressing the national crisis posed by illegal mining.<\/p>\n While acknowledging the government’s policy efforts and focus on alternative livelihoods, she stressed the need for a shift in attitudes and behaviours on the ground.<\/p>\n No matter how many laws are passed, or enforcement teams are deployed, they won\u2019t work if people don\u2019t change their behavior,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n She further explained the project\u2019s approach, saying \u201cWe are engaging directly with communities where illegal mining is prevalent. Our goal is to communicate in a way that resonates with them, using local languages, including Pidgin, to break down complex research into simple, relatable messages. This is not just a one-way communication effort.\u201d<\/p>\n Prof Ansah underscored that solving this crisis requires collective action.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a national issue that affects us all. We must work together to find solutions. Everyone has a role to play,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The University of Ghana has launched a new initiative to tackle the growing issue of illegal mining, locally known as galamsey, which is severely impacting the environment and the socio-economic well-being of the country. The two-year project, titled\u00a0Sharing Galamsey Research Findings and Advocacy to Stop Galamsey\u00a0in Ghana, aims to raise awareness and encourage collaboration to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[238],"tags":[2658,2695],"class_list":["post-9888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-galamsey","tag-university-of-ghana"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9888"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9890,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9888\/revisions\/9890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}