{"id":91548,"date":"2025-08-27T05:48:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T05:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=91548"},"modified":"2025-08-27T05:48:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T05:48:56","slug":"new-epa-board-tasked-to-lead-fight-against-illegal-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=91548","title":{"rendered":"New EPA board tasked to lead fight against illegal mining"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n \t<\/i> Read Time:<\/span>2 Minute, 6 Second <\/div>\n\n <\/div>
\n

Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Acting Minister of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST), has urged the newly inaugurated Governing Board of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to take a frontline role in combating illegal mining.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Accra on Tuesday, Mr Buah said the destructive impact of galamsey on water bodies, farmlands and forests required urgent and decisive action.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot ignore the pressing challenge of illegal small-scale mining, or galamsey, which continues to devastate our rivers, farmlands and forests.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis Excellency, the President, has declared an unwavering commitment to end galamsey, and your Board will play a vital role by ensuring strict enforcement of environmental laws, supporting community sensitisation and promoting alternative livelihoods for affected communities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The 14-member Board is chaired by Dr Christina Amoako-Nuama, a former Minister of State.<\/p>\n

Other members include Professor Nana Ama Klutse, Chief Executive Officer of EPA; Suweibatu Adam (MEST); Sampson Akwettey (Ministry of Local Government); Samuel Aggrey (Ministry of Finance); Dr Wisdom Atiwoto (Ministry of Health); and Mavis Asare Donkor (Ministry of Education).<\/p>\n

The rest are Mr Chris Kwasi M. Anaglo (Ministry of Energy); Prof Mike Yaw Osei-Atweneboana (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research); Mr Clifford Edmund Frimpong (Ghana Standards Authority); Dr Sandra Kesse-Amankwa (National Development Planning Commission); Dr Eddie Akwetey (Association of Ghana Industries); and presidential nominees Mr Mumuni Abdulai Bol-Naaba and Prof Mrs Rosemary Boateng Coffie.<\/p>\n

Mr Buah reminded the Board that its mandate extended beyond policy oversight to the enforcement of environmental laws nationwide.<\/p>\n

He called for vigilance in protecting Ghana\u2019s natural resources and advancing the government\u2019s vision of a greener, cleaner and more prosperous country.<\/p>\n

The Minister also urged the Board to strengthen environmental impact assessment processes, support climate change mitigation efforts, and ensure EPA\u2019s presence in every district.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe EPA must not remain a distant institution\u2026 Your presence must be felt in communities across the country. The public must see you as an ally in protecting their environment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Buah noted that government was pursuing climate financing and carbon credit opportunities, and the Board must ensure transparency and maximise national benefits.<\/p>\n

Dr Amoako-Nuama pledged that the Board would provide leadership and strategic direction to achieve the EPA\u2019s objectives.<\/p>\n

She assured that under the Board\u2019s supervision, the Authority would deepen stakeholder collaboration and expand its reach across districts.<\/p>\n

The new EPA Board will oversee environmental governance and policy direction in line with the Environmental Protection Act, 2025 (Act 1124).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n \n
\n \n \"Happy\"\n <\/a>\n
\n Happy <\/div>\n
\n 0<\/span>\n \n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \n \"Sad\"\n <\/a>\n
\n Sad <\/div>\n
\n 0<\/span>\n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \n \"Excited\"\n <\/a>\n
\n Excited <\/div>\n
\n 0<\/span>\n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \n \"Sleepy\"\n <\/a>\n
\n Sleepy <\/div>\n
\n 0<\/span>\n \n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \n \"Angry\"\n <\/a>\n
Angry<\/div>\n
\n 0<\/span>\n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \n \"Surprise\"\n <\/a>\n
Surprise<\/div>\n
\n 0<\/span>\n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\"NewEmmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Acting Minister of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST), has urged the newly inaugurated Governing Board of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to take a frontline role in combating illegal mining.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2050,5047,196,1883,10,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-board","category-epa","category-galamsey","category-national","category-politics","category-popular"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=91548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91548\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=91548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=91548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=91548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}