Also known as: Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse · Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse · EPA Chief Executive Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse · Prof. Klutse
Environmental Protection Authority CEO leading Ghana's environmental enforcement expansion and awareness campaigns on air quality, plastic pollution, and illegal mining impacts.
Verbatim sentences from the source article.
Joy Online
… Speaking on behalf of EPA Chief Executive Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse at a recent air quality workshop in Accra, Head of Air Quality Selina Amoah was direct. …
EPA, Columbia University partner to map air pollution across Ghana — even in places without monitorsJoy Online
… In a speech read on behalf of the Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority, Nana Ama Browne Klutse described Ghana’s air pollution situation as alarming. …
Afri-SET holds third regional workshop on Air quality sensors and data analysis for West AfricaJoy Online
… Nana Ama Browne Klutse, says efforts to reset Ghana’s environmental governance under President John Dramani Mahama are firmly on course. …
Resetting EPA: 50 new district offices opened, 2,300 staff recruited in 15 months – Prof. KlutseVivo 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.
11 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
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.
11 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
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.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
1 July 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
30 June 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
30 June 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
30 June 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
17 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
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.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
2 June 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
30 May 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
20 May 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
28 April 2026 · Joy Online →