The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Sulemana Yusif, has called for the support of all stakeholders in the country in the fight against illegal mining.
He said the government alone could not fight illegal mining, and would require the support of all including chiefs, community leaders, non-governmental organisations, and academia, media and development partners to combat the menace.
Speaking at the Ghana National Landscape Forum in Accra yesterday, Mr Yusif said his outfit was enhancing stakeholder engagement, collaborating with communities, traditional leaders, civil society and all important stakeholders to foster collective ownership of fight against illegal mining.
Ghana's forests, minerals, and water bodies, the deputy minister said were under siege, and deforestation, degradation, pollution, and climate change continued to threaten not just our ecosystems but our very livelihoods.
