{"id":101339,"date":"2025-10-31T23:15:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T23:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=101339"},"modified":"2025-10-31T23:15:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T23:15:48","slug":"repeal-of-l-i-2462-alone-wont-stop-ghanas-mining-crisis-eco-conscious-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=101339","title":{"rendered":"Repeal of L.I. 2462 alone won\u2019t stop Ghana\u2019s mining crisis- Eco-conscious citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Coordinator of Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwaah, has called for a broader and more coordinated approach to tackling illegal and irresponsible mining in Ghana, warning that the current environmental crisis goes beyond the scope of existing legal instruments.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Joy FM\u2019s Top Story<\/em> on Thursday, Awula Serwaah said. At the same time, the repeal of L.I. 2462, which previously granted mining leases in forest reserves, was a positive step; it alone would not address the widespread destruction of water bodies and farmlands across the country.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe fight against irresponsible mining \u2014 the existential threat we currently face \u2014 must be fought on different fronts,\u201d she said. \u201cL.I. 2462 had to do with granting leases to mine in forest reserves. But a lot of what is going on now is pure irresponsible mining without any licence whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ ALSO : Lands Minister lays LI 2462 in Parliament to revoke law allowing mining in forest reserves<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

She noted that many miners either operate illegally or exceed the boundaries of their licences, resulting in massive environmental damage. According to her, this has led to the poisoning of more than 60 per cent of Ghana\u2019s water bodies and the rapid destruction of forest reserves.<\/p>\n

Citing a recent example, Serwaah said activists in the Adjonsu community have reported illegal mining activities threatening farmlands and the community\u2019s only source of drinking water.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTwo excavators have found their way onto the landscape. They\u2019ve tried unsuccessfully to reach NAIMOS to get them removed. The Adjonsu stream is their only source of drinking water \u2014 and poisoning water, even in wartime, is a war crime,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

She added that the affected residents have struggled to get help from both the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) and the police, leaving them vulnerable to environmental harm.<\/p>\n

Awula Serwaah stressed that while the repeal of L.I. 2462 was necessary, communities like Adjonsu \u2014 which are not forest reserves \u2014 remain exposed. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey will not be helped by L.I. 2462, so we need to support activists who are trying to protect their landscape,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Her comments follow the revocation instrument laid before Parliament on Friday, October 31, seeking to repeal L.I. 2501 and completely revoke L.I. 2462, both of which have been criticised for enabling environmentally destructive mining in forest reserves.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation says the repeal forms part of a broader strategy to combat illegal mining under the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (rCOMSDEP) and enforcement operations led by NAIMOS.<\/p>\n

Environmental groups, however, insist that without strong enforcement and community-level protection, Ghana\u2019s water bodies and ecosystems remain at serious risk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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