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President Mahama to revoke L.I. 2462 on forest reserve mining when parliament reconvenes – Sammy Gyamfi

GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi says L.I 2462, which permits mining in forest reserves, will be repealed soon. The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has revealed that the Legislative Instrument (L.I) 2462, which currently allows the President to grant mining permits in forest reserves, will be repealed immediately after…

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EPA Director warns against repealing mining in forest reserves regulation

The Director of the Mining Department at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Michael Sandow Ali, has raised concerns over the proposed move to repeal the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations, 2022 (L.I. 2462). He cautioned that repealing the regulation without introducing a stronger, more comprehensive law could lead to widespread, unregulated mining activities…

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