22 people have been arrested in Tumu in the Sissala West and East Districts of the Upper West Region by joint security personnel for various offences in the forest reserves. Their arrest is in connection with unlawful entry, illegal farming, cattle ranching, illegal logging, and many other illegal activities going on the forest reserves along
Some major source of drinking water in the Wa East District of the Upper West Region has been dried up as residents blamed the situation over the depletion of the forest by illegal rosewood loggers. Rivers and streams that are the major source of drinking water for all year round for these residents especially kundugu,
Infertile land, lack of rainfall and coupled with lack of jobs has forced man youth in the Upper West and Savannah Region into charcoal burning. Those from the Upper West said they had no jobs, the reason why many of them (youth) have migrated to the Savannah Region where they can take advantage of the
The Founder and Programme Coordinator of Jaksally Development Organization in the Savannah Region Mr Seidu Jeremiah has indicated that Ghana may be hit with massive environmental challenges due to the depletion of its vegetation in the savannah ecological zone by rosewood loggers and commercial charcoal burners. He said even though Ghana is co-chairing Sustainable Development
The District Chief Executive of the Bole-Bamboi District of the Savannah Region Hon. Veronica Alele Heming has warned that all charcoal burners and rosewood loggers in the Bole district to immediately stop all charcoal burning and rosewood activities as the District Security Council set to hold an emergency DISEC meeting over the cutting down of
