BAN ON GALAMSEY YIELDING POSITIVE RESULTS – Akufo-Addo

“We placed a ban on illegal mining the phenomenon we call galamsey which was destroying our water bodies, vegetation and our forest. Some 20, 000 young people have been engaged to plant more than 30 million trees in two years to create jobs and restore degraded lands.

“These policy initiatives are already yielding positive results in the attainment of SDG Goals, particularly the goal of reducing our carbon emissions,” President Akufo-Addo said.

He called on other African countries to take similar steps to reduce their carbon emissions and build resilience to the impacts of climate change.