Maritime women associations and industry stakeholders held a beach clean-up exercise behind the Regional Maritime University to mark World Oceans Day, removing plastic waste and other pollutants while affirming commitment to protecting Ghana's marine environment and promoting sustainable ocean use.
9 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 →
The African Forest Forum held a five-day regional webinar starting 8 June to discuss research findings on sustainable land management, biodiversity governance, and forest-based livelihoods across the continent. The initiative, supported by Sweden's development agency, draws on 19 studies conducted over two years in selected African countries and focuses on biodiversity conservation, renewable energy in forest hotspots, knowledge sharing, and institutional transformation.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A regional webinar organized by the African Forest Forum found that while African governments have developed increasingly ambitious environmental policies and aligned national strategies with global biodiversity and climate agreements, implementation continues to lag. Researchers from Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya and Madagascar identified a persistent gap between policy commitments and on-the-ground action in protecting forests and restoring degraded landscapes.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Telecel Ghana and students from Kordiabe R/C Basic School planted 10,000 seedlings in the Chipa Tributary Forest Reserve in the Shai-Osudoku District to mark World Environment Day, bringing the telecom operator's total to 43,000 trees planted over the last five years.
9 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Forestry Commission office in Ashanti Region has launched its 2026 tree-planting exercise with a target to plant three million trees across the region, building on a 2025 campaign that achieved over 85 percent tree survival rate. The initiative prioritizes sustainability and environmental recovery, with focus on reclaiming degraded forest reserves and individual seedling requests rationed to a maximum of five trees each.
9 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
The ECOWAS Resident Representative in Ghana has urged policymakers and citizens to tackle plastic pollution and poor waste disposal practices, which are contributing to flooding, environmental degradation and public health risks across the sub-region. He called for investment in sustainable waste management systems, environmental education, recycling initiatives and stricter enforcement of sanitation laws during a beach clean-up exercise in Accra on Saturday as part of ECOWAS's 50th anniversary celebrations.
9 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ghana Tourism Authority released its 2025 Tourism Report, which shows Ghana received 1,306,962 international arrivals in 2025, a 1.4% increase from 2024, alongside growth in domestic tourism visits to 55 sites (1.79 million), licensed tourism enterprises (rising to 7,109), and the entertainment and conference segment (14.3% growth).
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →