Ghana news briefing
Davis Opoku commends EPA, Minerals Commission over implementation of audit recommendations
The Vice Chairman of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Davis Ansah Opoku, has commended the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Minerals Commission for the progress made in implementing recommendations aimed at improving the regulation of small-scale mining in Ghana.
He particularly welcomed improvements in licensing processes, environmental monitoring, coordination between the EPA and the Minerals Commission, and efforts to strengthen the regulation of small-scale mining.
He maintained that effective regulation of small-scale mining depends not only on robust laws but also on adequately resourced institutions capable of enforcing environmental standards and holding offenders accountable.
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