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Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small Scale Mining Project launched

Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small Scale Mining Project launched

The Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project,(GLRSSMP) a joint World Bank and Government of Ghana project under an IDA credit facility, has been virtually launched on Tuesday, 15th February 2022. This project was earlier

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We will insist on concurrent reclamation and revegetation of mined-out lands – Jinapor

We will insist on concurrent reclamation and revegetation of mined-out lands – Jinapor

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor says his Ministry is going to insist on the concurrent reclamation and re-vegetation of Mined outlands by illegal miners. He explained saying" This means that

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Forestry Commission goes digital as government commits to reclaim degraded mining land

Forestry Commission goes digital as government commits to reclaim degraded mining land

The Forestry Commission has joined the Government’s digitization drive with the launch of two online applications, the Digitalised Property Mark Registration and Renewal (e-property mark registration) and the Electronic Wood Tracking System. The e-property mark

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Lands Minister intensifies efforts at implementing an aggressive digitalization agenda

Lands Minister intensifies efforts at implementing an aggressive digitalization agenda

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has declared that his Ministry is determined to ensure that it is not left out in the digitization drive being championed by the Akufo-Addo government

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Work closely with Volta Regional House of Chiefs to protect borders – Lands Minister to Boundary Commission

Work closely with Volta Regional House of Chiefs to protect borders – Lands Minister to Boundary Commission

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. Samuel A. Jinapor has charged the Ghana Boundary Commission to work closely with the Volta Regional House of Chiefs to protect the territories of the Volta Region

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12th Bosphorus Summit: Turkish Ambassador calls on Lands Minister

12th Bosphorus Summit: Turkish Ambassador calls on Lands Minister

The Turkish Ambassador to Ghana, H. E Ozlem Erguin Uluesen on Monday, November 22, 2021, paid a courtesy call on Mr. Samuel A. Jinapor, MP, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources. The visit was

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3% withholding tax on unprocessed gold slashed – Jinapor

3% withholding tax on unprocessed gold slashed – Jinapor

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. Samuel A. Jinapor, MP has declared that the 3% withholding tax which encouraged smuggling in the mining sector has been slashed to 1.5% which is to be

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Achieving Clean Ghana: More compost & recycling plants crucial – Hungarian’s Deputy Speaker  

Achieving Clean Ghana: More compost & recycling plants crucial – Hungarian’s Deputy Speaker  

he Deputy Speaker of Parliament in Hungary, István Jakab, has underscored the need for Hungary and Ghana to work closely to ensure that more compost and recycling plants are built to help in achieving the

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No more auction of confiscated wood till further notice – Lands Minister to Forestry Commission

No more auction of confiscated wood till further notice – Lands Minister to Forestry Commission

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. Samuel Jinapor has sternly charged the Ahafo Forestry Commission not to auction any confiscated wood with immediate effect and till further notice. The Minister said until he

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Lands Minister inaugurates 11-member LEAF Coalition Task Force

Lands Minister inaugurates 11-member LEAF Coalition Task Force

The government of Ghana under the leadership of President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is committed to ensuring that the country becomes a fully-fledged member of the Lowering Emissions by Acceleration Forest Finance (LEAF) Coalition and