CSOs in Ghana Urge Stronger Forest Protection After L.I. Repeal

Lands Ministry to Revoke 50 Large-Scale Mining Licenses

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has announced plans to revoke the licenses of fifty large-scale mining companies following what it describes as extensive regulatory breaches uncovered during an ongoing sector-wide review. The move signals a renewed push by government to tighten oversight and enforce compliance within Ghana’s mining industry. In a press release dated Wednesday, December 23, 2025, the Ministry said the pending revocati…

Lands Ministry to Revoke Fifty Large-Scale Mining Licenses Over Regulatory Breaches

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/lands-ministry-to-revoke-fifty-large-scale-mining-licenses-over-regulatory-breaches/The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources says it is set to revoke the licenses of some large-scale mining companies due to regulatory breaches. This decision has been informed by a rigorous review of large-scale mining operations, which is currently ongoing by a sp…

CSOs in Ghana urge stronger forest protection after L.I. repeal

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations has commended the government and Parliament for revoking Legislative Instrument 2462, which permitted mining in forest reserves.

CSOs Laud Government, Parliament for L.I. 2462 Revocation

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has commended the Government and Parliament for the successful revocation of Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, describing the move as a landmark decision that restores hope for the protection and sustainable management of Ghana’s forest reserves. In a joint statement issued in Accra on Monday, the groups said the revocation of the regulation, which previously allowed mining activities in forest…

L.I. 2462 exposed 89% of forest reserves to mining

By Christabel DANSO ABEAM Environmental Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in a presser have revealed that the revoked Legislative Instrument (L.I) 2472 exposed up to 89 percent of the country’s forest reserves to mining. L.I 2462 is the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulation, 2022. It was a Ghanaian law passed on 23rd June, 2022, that permitted mining in forest reserves, if authorization is giving by the president. Afte…