REPEAL LI 2462
Background
In November 2022, the government of Ghana controversially and clandestinely introduced the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulation 2022 (L.I. 2462) to provide statutory procedures for mining in forest reserves and remedial actions for mitigating the impacts of such actions. However, the law renders it unimportant.
- Objectives in the 2012 Forest and Wildlife Policy
- All previously stakeholder-agreed guidelines that limited the total area of forest estate that could be mined to 2%
- The power of the forestry commission to refuse an entry permit,
- The limitation of mining to the production of forest reserves and
- The general illegality of mining in forest reserves.
While mining in forest reserves can have significant impacts such as deforestation, biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change, this new regulation has placed no restrictions on mining in forest reserves.
Objectives
- To produce a well-researched and comprehensive legal opinion on the new regulation on mining in forest reserves in Ghana .
- Based on existing law-making processes and procedures, advocate for amending or a complete repeal of LI 2462.
List of forest reserves for which mining licenses have been granted.
- Draw River Forest Reserve and GSBA, ML-2/236, Betterland Ghana Ltd covering as much as over 84%.
- Neung South Forest Reserve and GSBA, ML-2/229, Kapsord Mining Ltd covering 18%
- Boin Tano Forest Reserve and GSBA, APL-M-100, Unipower Mining Company Ltd
- Mamiri Forest Reserve, ML-2/230, Nana Ansah Resources Ltd covering 59%.
- Nkrabia Forest Reserve, ML-6/228, Hapic Mining Ltd covering 61%.
- Tano Anwia Forest Reserve, APL-M-101, Clean-Job Ghana.
- Anhwiaso Forest Reserve, ML-LAYER/222, Koantwi Mining Company Ltd.
- Oda River FR, ML-6/238, Sam and Gyan Ltd.
List of forest reserves that are being considered for mining.
(Application to mine are under different stages of consideration by the Minerals Commission)
- Anhwiaso Forest Reserve
- Boin Tano Forest Reserve and GSBA,
- Bonsa River FR,
- Bonsam Bepo
- Draw River Forest Reserve and GSBA
- Kakum National Park
- Kwamisa FR
- Krokosue FR,
- Mamiri Forest Reserve
- Neung South Forest Reserve and GSBA
- Nkrabia Forest Reserve,
- Oda River FR,
- Tano Anwia Forest Reserve
- Tano Suraw Extension FR,
- Totua Shelterbelt FR
LIST OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORT THIS PETITION.
- CONCERNED CITIZENS OF ATEWA LANDSCAPE
- FACILITATING LEARNING OF WOMEN IN EMERGING REGIONS (FLOWER)
- YOUTH VOLUNTEERS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
- TROPENBOS GHANA
- KUMASI WOOD CLUSTER ASSOCIATION
- CIVIC RESPONSE GHANA
- CENTRE FOR AGROFORESTRY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (CABuD)
- DOMESTIC LUMBER TRADE ASSOCIATION (DOLTA)
- NEW GENERATION CONCERN
- RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY INITIATIVES NETWORK (RAIN)
- GHANA INSTITUTE OF FORESTERS (GIF)
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