The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor has introduced that authorities will on Monday, twenty fifth July, 2022, inaugurate a National Planning Committee to implement the brand new flagship programme; the Green Street Project, which he mentioned is meant to plant timber within the median and avenues of the regional capitals of the nation.
He famous that the venture which shall be chaird by his Deputy, Hon. Benito Owusu-Bio may even see to the beautification and Mordenization of all main cities in Ghana together with the Capital metropolis Accra, Takoradi, Kumasi, Tamale amongst others.
Speaking on the Minister’s Press Briefing on the Ministry of Information on twentieth July, 2022, Hon. Jinapor defined that “the technique and the aim is that we plant timber within the avenues and the medians of the varied streets of our nation.
He gave examples of nations which have employed comparable methods to beautify their cities saying “Most of the the developed countries have these instituted in their countries, London is an example, Paris is an example and even some African countries like South Africa”.
The Minister additionally catalogued various interventions within the Forestry sector over the past one yr, outlining a few of them as outright ban on the harvesting, salvaging, buying and selling, exporting, and importing of Rosewood, the event of an ecotourism handbook, the suspension of all reconnaissance, prospecting and/or exploration actions in forest reserves, besides in distinctive circumstances.
He additionally mentioned the Forestry Commission has established a speedy response crew, which is working with different safety companies, to guarantee strict compliance with these bans, and to clamp down on all unlawful logging actions.
He disclosed that Cabinet has, already, granted approval for the conversion of 100 and fifty-six (156) timber concessions and permits into Timber Utilisation Contracts (TUCs), for consideration and ratification by Parliament, including that “by the time we complete this process, we will become the first African country to meet the European Union’s (EU) requirement to trade in legal timber and the second in the World, next to Indonesia, and it will be a major boost to the fight against deforestation and forest degradation”
Still on the Forestry sector Hon. Jinapor mentioned preliminary figures of the the 2022 Green Ghana Project, exhibits that over twenty-five million (25) seedlings have been distributed on the Green Ghana Day and urged all those that planted to nurture the timber to maturity.
On Mining, the Lands Minister mentioned the President Akufo-Addo authorities is investing in worth addition to retain the worth of the Mineral assets in-country, stressing “the real value of our mineral resources lie in value addition”
He maintained that by way of a public-private partnership, authorities has established a 4 hundred kilogramme (400kg) capability gold refinery, which is now totally accomplished, and prepared to begin refining gold the nation’s gold, including that the Precious Minerals Marketing Company is partaking stakeholders to create a central market place for Gold to enhance the native commerce in gold which he was optimistic reposition Ghana because the main producer of Gold in Africa and the sixth on the planet.
Highlighting on the Diversification of the Mineral assets base, Hon. Jinapor mentioned Government is dedicated to diversify our mineral useful resource base to embrace different minerals such us lithium, cobalt, clay, and salt, amongst others, sighting his latest presentation to parliament on the federal government coverage for growing lithium and different inexperienced minerals, that are often called the minerals of the longer term as a key instance.
Touching on improvement of Mining Communities, the Lands and Natural Resources Minister defined that the Minerals Development Fund continues to present monetary assets from Mineral royalties for the advantage of Mining Communities.
According to him, authorities can be dedicated to reconstructing the Appiatse neighborhood right into a mannequin Green neighborhood, emphasizing that the development of the neighborhood will begin in earnest.
As a extra lasting resolution to the air pollution of river our bodies, Minister Jinapor mentioned, the Ministry has procured 5 patrol boats, which shall be utilized by the safety companies to patrol and defend Ghana’s rivers. “By next month, these boats will be deployed to Rivers Ankobrah, Prah, Birim and the Black Volta” He touted.
The Minerals Commission is implementing the Minerals and Mining Regulations, 2020 (L.I. 2404) to monitor all earthmoving machines and tools utilized in mining operations, to be sure that they’re utilized in accordance with the legislation.
As a part of the 100 (100) mercury-free gold processing tools, commissioned final yr, 300 extra of those equipments shall be procured beneath the National Alternative Employment and Livelihood Programme (NAELP), for inexperienced and clear mining.
Responding to a query on the encroachment of public lands the Minister mentioned No individual aside from the Lands Commission has the precise to grant any curiosity in public lands “if I may say and for the avoidance of doubt, public lands continue to be the property of the Ghanaian people and they ought to be protected”
Under part 236 of the Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036), he mentioned “not only is the unauthorised occupation or transfer of public lands illegal and unlawful, it is also a criminal offence, punishable by a fine of up to One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS120,000) or a term of imprisonment of up to fifteen (15) years”
He mentioned that the full digitization of the Lands Commission of Ghana shall be a “game changer” to all land points and subsequently applauded the Lands Commission for relentlessly pursuing its digitalisation agenda to help authorities in reaching expeditious land service supply throughout the nation.
He mentioned the Ministry by way of the Ghana Boundary Commission has introduced some stage of regualtion and authority over “Dollar Power” a city between Ghana and Cote divoire which is believed to have some gold deposit out there.
“And in the near future, efforts will be made to Institute a well regulated a gold mining operations in the area”.
The programme was additionally closely attended by all heads of the varied companies and administrators of the Ministry.
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