Lets Protect Our Forest Resources For Future Generations Barkar Vormawor

Private Legal Practitioner and Policy Consultant, Oliver Barker-Vormawor has called for an immediate halt to the destruction of Ghana’s reserved vegetative cover and the pollution of water bodies across the country in the quest for fishing money.

Barker-Vormawor shared this concern with the media in an interview after a three-day residential workshop organized by environmental protection partners, BRACE and A Rocha Ghana to sensitize stakeholders in vulnerable mineral deposit communities along the Birim River and and some media practitioners.

Building Resilient and Active Communities in Extractive Landscapes (BRACE) and its Partner A-Rocha Ghana’ is poised to close the gap between the residents, the government and the environment hence working to get all related parties revolving in the depletion of the environment.

The initiative was also to abreast the people with the essential information and skills for the preservation of natural resources, environmental management, and protection of environmental rights in the extractive sector.

Oliver Barker-Vormawor condemns the current level of destruction and degradation of the country’s forest reserve stating that the fight should be a collective responsibility.

On his part, the Deputy National Director of A-Rocha Ghana, Daryl Bosu, explained the details of the program emphasizing the need for Ghana to adopt responsible mining practices to save lives and the environment.

Meanwhile, participants who took part in the training workshop indicated that the country’s forest cover has been reduced through deliberate actions and greedy search for money on the side of individuals but there is a need for an urgent rethink to save the natural resources for future generations.



Jesse Amankwah Peace FM Correspondent, Eastern Region