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Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM) is calling for the revocation of the Environmental Protection Regulation, LI 2462 intensify.
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The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM) has appealed to government to revise the Minerals and Mining Act 2006, due to its gaps and weaknesses that have led to huge revenue losses to the state over the years.
The CSOs namely the Centre for Environmental Impact Analysis, Centre for Public Interest Law, and the Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining, therefore, called for the cessation of the issuance of licenses for such activities, including surface mining. According to the Associate Executive Director of the Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining, Hannah Owusu-Koranteng, the government has already granted mining exploration rights to a mining company to explore gold near the Mole National Park despite banning prospecting activities in forest reserves. Government has also granted mining exploration rights to a mining company to explore gold near the Mole National Park. The President has, among other things, stated that mining becomes a danger to society when the land is degraded after the minerals are extracted with toxic materials, she said as Ghana joins the World to mark Earth Day, which is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate