The Deputy National Director of A Rocha Ghana, Daryl Bosu, has strongly criticised the government's proposed amendment to Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, warning that it could lead to widespread destruction of the country's forests.
Speaking on Joy FM's Super Morning Show, on Monday, March 31, he highlighted the risks associated with the amendment, stressing the need for full protection of all forest reserves.
According to Mr Bosu, the original version of L.I. 2462 was passed in 2022 without proper consultation with key stakeholders, including industry players, environmental groups, and the general public.
The law permitted mining in both protected and production forest reserves, removing previous restrictions that had limited mining to only 2% of production forest areas. "This new law took away all protections that forest reserves had.
