30 APRIL 2014http://www.ghanaweb.com
NGO cautions illegal miners against bauxite mining from Aitwa forest
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A-ROCHA Ghana, a non- governmental organisation (NGO) that is into forest research, has called on the government to stop illegal miners from extracting bauxite from the Atiwa Forest.
According to the NGO, the Atiwa forest is noted as a water tower, animal and vegetation forest reserve in the country. It delivers a variety of ecosystem service and benefits that supersede whatever amount the country will gain from mining.
The Research and Project Liaison Officer of the NGO, Mr Emmanuel Akon, made this request during the celebration of this year’s World Earth Day at Bonsu in the Eastern Region.
He noted that improper monitoring of forest reserves had made Ghana lose 90 per cent of its forest cover in the past decade and added that Ghana continued to lose two per cent of its forest cover annually due to illegal mining and other activities.
According to the NGO, the Atiwa forest is noted as a water tower, animal and vegetation forest reserve in the country. It delivers a variety of ecosystem service and benefits that supersede whatever amount the country will gain from mining.
The Research and Project Liaison Officer of the NGO, Mr Emmanuel Akon, made this request during the celebration of this year’s World Earth Day at Bonsu in the Eastern Region.
He noted that improper monitoring of forest reserves had made Ghana lose 90 per cent of its forest cover in the past decade and added that Ghana continued to lose two per cent of its forest cover annually due to illegal mining and other activities.
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