Also known as: Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse · Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse · EPA Chief Executive Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse · Prof. Klutse · Prof Nana Ama Browne Klutse · Prof. Browne Klutse · Professor Browne Klutse
CEO of Ghana's Environmental Protection Authority, leading institutional reforms and environmental initiatives including styrofoam bans and air quality monitoring.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse, has said businesses around the country cannot be separated from the environment. …
… Nana Ama Browne Klutse, the institution is operating against this backdrop of expanded responsibilities, making the financial performance captured by SIGA particularly significant. …
The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse, says Ghana’s worsening environmental challenges are not just about plastic but about the loss of traditional values that once protected the environment. …
The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse, says active leadership of traditional authorities is key in the fight against plastic pollution and environmental degradation in the country. …
… The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the EPA, Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse, said the policy was a presidential directive driven by scientific evidence on the environmental and public health risks associated with styrofoam. …
The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse, says the Authority is undergoing a major institutional reset to build a stronger, more accountable and better-equipped regulator capable of responding to Ghana’s growing …
… Nana Ama Browne Klutse, has said the EPA has established 46 new district offices and recruited about 3,000 additional staff as part of efforts to strengthen its operations and expand its presence across the country. …
… The Kumasi campaign, being led by the CEO of the authority, Prof Nana Ama Browne Klutse, is the EPA’s second major public awareness exercise targeting the middle belt of the country, following the national campaign launch at Makola in Accra. …
… Nana Ama Browne Klutse, commended Vivo Energy for its leadership. She said preparedness must go beyond emergency response to include prevention, compliance and environmental protection. …
Researchers at KNUST have worked with EPA officials to test a new national Air Quality Data Hub designed to consolidate Ghana's fragmented air quality information onto a single platform. The hub, developed by KNUST's Climate Diagnostics, Air Quality and Artificial Intelligence Lab with EPA and Clean Air Fund support, aims to address the challenge of air quality data being scattered across different institutions by providing centralised digital infrastructure for hosting and managing data from sensor networks across Ghana.
Researchers at KNUST have worked with EPA officials to test a new national Air Quality Data Hub designed to consolidate Ghana's fragmented air quality information onto a single platform. The hub, developed by KNUST's Climate Diagnostics, Air Quality and Artificial Intelligence Lab with EPA and Clean Air Fund support, aims to address the challenge of air quality data being scattered across different institutions by providing centralised digital infrastructure for hosting and managing data from sensor networks across Ghana.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority has told business owners that they cannot separate their operations from the environment, and has appealed to them to seek EPA advice and obtain permits to ensure they operate without polluting the environment.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority says Ghana's environmental challenges, including plastic pollution and water degradation, stem from the loss of traditional values that once treated forests, water bodies and farmlands as sacred community inheritances. She called for a revival of stewardship, discipline and communal responsibility to address the crisis.
The CEO of the Environmental Protection Authority says success in fighting plastic pollution and environmental degradation depends on active leadership and participation of traditional authorities and communities, not laws and institutions alone. She attributed the weakening of environmental stewardship to a decline in traditional values that once protected forests, water bodies and farmlands as sacred inheritances.
Ghana's Environmental Protection Authority says the ban on expanded polystyrene food containers is the first phase of a broader strategy to eliminate non-biodegradable single-use plastics, driven by scientific evidence on environmental and public health risks including drain blockages and threats to marine life.
The Environmental Protection Authority CEO says the EPA is undergoing major institutional reforms to strengthen environmental regulation and address capacity gaps, anchored in the new Environmental Protection Act, 2025 (Act 1124), which replaces the 1994 framework and elevates the agency to Authority status with broader regulatory responsibilities.
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has established 46 new district offices and recruited about 3,000 additional staff as part of institutional reforms following its transition to an authority. The CEO said the expansion, which also includes 95 new vehicles and 50 motorbikes, is necessary to strengthen the authority's capacity to deliver on environmental and climate-change responsibilities.
Ghana's Environmental Protection Authority is conducting public awareness campaigns in Kumasi ahead of the January 2027 implementation of a ban on polystyrene products, educating stakeholders on the rationale, environmental concerns, and preparations required.
Vivo Energy Ghana held its 2026 Safety Day and Awards at an Accra Shell service station, reinforcing its commitment to Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Quality. The event, themed "Prepare to Respond," brought together employees, regulators, and industry leaders to address concerns around tanker accidents and fuel siphoning in the downstream sector.
Ghana's Environmental Protection Authority CEO has called on Ghanaians to stop using styrofoam products ahead of a nationwide ban effective January 1, 2027, warning that styrofoam is not biodegradable and poses environmental and health risks. The EPA is promoting a transition to biodegradable packaging alternatives and encouraging market traders and consumers to support the shift.
The Environmental Protection Authority's CEO warns that styrofoam's convenience comes at significant environmental and public health cost, and the EPA is launching a nationwide awareness campaign to educate the public on the ban of polystyrene foam takeaway packs.
The Environmental Protection Authority is exploring collaboration with the Ghana Navy to redeploy its Zodiac patrol boat to strengthen surveillance of Ghana's rivers, lakes and coastal waters in response to increasing water pollution and recurring flooding.
Ghana's Environmental Protection Authority reports that particulate matter concentrations exceed the national air quality standard of 35 micrograms per cubic metre in most monitoring locations, and virtually the entire population in urban and rural areas is exposed to levels exceeding the World Health Organisation's guideline of 15 micrograms per cubic metre.
The EPA Chief Executive Officer is visiting Samreboi in the Western Region to assess damage from recent flooding linked to illegal mining (galamsey) activities. The delegation will tour affected communities, meet with residents and victims, and evaluate options including dredging and re-engineering of rivers blocked by illegal mining.
Ghana's Environmental Protection Authority has renewed calls for a nationwide ban on Styrofoam, citing the material as a major contributor to plastic pollution and flooding in Accra and other urban centres. The EPA Chief Executive Officer says three principal factors account for recurring floods: heavy rainfall, obstruction of natural drainage systems through unregulated waterway development, and indiscriminate disposal of plastics and Styrofoam.
Speakers at Ghana's Environmental Sustainability Summit 2026 warned that illegal mining and environmental degradation could undermine the country's green finance agenda and carbon market frameworks. Experts argued that businesses must prioritize environmental sustainability as core business strategy rather than charity, citing Ghana's estimated two percent annual deforestation rate.
Ghana's Environmental Protection Authority has cautioned that pollution, plastic waste and wetland destruction are damaging the country's marine environment, marking World Ocean Day in the Western Region where the Amanzule Wetland is being pursued for Ramsar site designation to safeguard coastal ecosystems.
Ghana's Environmental Protection Authority has issued a public notice requiring all individuals and organisations engaged in reclamation and restoration works to obtain an environmental permit under new 2025 regulations. The requirement covers mine reclamation, restoration of degraded lands, dredging, and rehabilitation of water bodies, with non-compliance subject to sanctions.
Ghana's Environmental Protection Authority has partnered with Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory to map PM2.5 pollution levels across the entire country from 2005 onward, addressing a long-standing data gap. Air pollution kills approximately 32,000 Ghanaians annually and costs the country an estimated 2.5 billion US dollars annually, about 4.5 per cent of GDP.
The Air Quality Sensor Evaluation and Training Facility for West Africa at the University of Ghana held a four-day workshop from May 18 to May 21, 2026, bringing together researchers, students, policymakers and media practitioners to address the challenge of measuring air pollution across West Africa, where many institutions lack expertise to deploy sensors and interpret air quality data.
The Environmental Protection Authority CEO Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse says the agency has opened 50 new district and area offices nationwide and recruited 2,300 staff over the last 15 months to strengthen environmental compliance enforcement and expand local presence across Ghana.