{"id":220094,"date":"2024-09-23T22:32:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T22:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/23\/galamsey-is-a-major-threat-to-ghanas-economy-and-environment\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T22:32:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T22:32:15","slug":"galamsey-is-a-major-threat-to-ghanas-economy-and-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/23\/galamsey-is-a-major-threat-to-ghanas-economy-and-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Galamsey is a major threat to Ghana\u2019s economy and environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Environment and Science Lead at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, Professor Alfred Oteng Yeboah, has warned that illegal mining, commonly known as <em>galamsey<\/em>, poses a serious threat to Ghana\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on <em>Point of View<\/em> on Channel One TV, Prof. Oteng Yeboah highlighted the severe impact of <em>galamsey<\/em> on agriculture and water resources.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized the destruction of farms, crops, and water bodies as a result of unregulated mining activities.<\/p>\n<p>According to the professor, the widespread dependence on <em>galamsey<\/em> as a source of livelihood makes it difficult to eradicate, despite its damaging effects on the environment and economy.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed the urgent need for public awareness campaigns to educate the population on the dangers of <em>galamsey<\/em>, particularly its role in destroying cocoa farms, forest reserves, and food crop farming systems.<\/p>\n<p>The pollution of water bodies, he added, is another critical issue resulting from the practice.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Oteng Yeboah\u2019s concerns align with those of several stakeholders who are calling on the government to declare <em>galamsey<\/em> a national emergency and implement a ban on small-scale mining activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s difficult to determine but it appears that some people have found the galamsey as a way of livelihood and once it\u2019s a livelihood, it\u2019s very difficult to take it away from them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are doing it and some of them are not even aware of the effects of their actions, which we need to explicitly bring home to them and the whole economic aspect is under threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause when you hear about cocoa farms being overrun, when you hear about forest reserves being overrun, when you hear about other food crop farming system also being destroyed, then you add it to the pollution that comes as a result of water, this is a point that it is relevant here because now everybody has become aware that we are in actual serious, serious trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"google-anno-t\">Citi Newsroom<\/span>\u00a0channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Environment and Science Lead at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, Professor Alfred Oteng Yeboah, has warned that illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, poses a serious threat to Ghana\u2019s economy. 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