Ghana Seeks Collaborative Action for Ecosystem Restoration on World Environment Day

Ghana's World Environment Day Forum Highlights Urgent Need for Ecosystem Restoration Kumasi, Ghana – On World Environment Day, stakeholders in Kumasi, Ghana, convened to address the critical issue of ecosystem restoration. The Biennial Media Forum on Natural Resources, Environment, Climate Change and Science brought together representatives from media, academia, government, and industry. A key focus was the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) newly enacted powers under the EPA Act of 1994, which now allows the agency to take legal action against those causing environmental harm that threatens public health. "The EPA may advise the assembly, or maybe encourage them to reverse whatever they have done so that the environment does not really suffer," stated Jackson Nyantekyi, Ashanti Regional Director of the EPA, in an interview. Professor Mercy Afua Adutwumwaa Derkyi of the University of Energy and Natural Resources emphasized the interconnectedness of politics, science, the economy, and human well-being in ecosystem restoration. "You can't separate them. You may try to please one; if you don't take care, it will tilt." Ama Kudom-Agyemang, Executive Director of the Media Platform on Environment and Climate Change, highlighted the media's crucial role in raising awareness, promoting behavioral change, and advocating for policy reforms. The forum underscored the urgent need for stronger collaboration to ensure inclusive and impactful environmental restoration efforts in Ghana.