Reposted by Jeremy Lindsell
Forestry officials in Ghana’s Atewa Forest Reserve are being overrun by illegal miners, jeopardizing the water supply for millions.
Conservation groups are urging the government to step in with essential resources to safeguard the 26,300-hectare habitat and its wildlife.
By Mabel Adorkor Annang.
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Illegal mines threaten biodiversity and drinking water in Ghana’s Atewa Forest
Every day, scores of illegal miners on motorbikes swarm into the Atewa Forest Reserve, in eastern Ghana — ignoring the handful of Forestry Commission guards charged with keeping them out. Inside the…