Monthly Archives: January 2015

With all this talk of low oil prices, it’s easy to feel a sense of déjà vu. After all, plummeting oil prices in the 1980s, brought on by nations eager to ramp up exports, dealt a fatal blow to a … Continue reading →

Climate change threatens the genetic diversity of the world’s food supply, and saving crops and animals at risk will be crucial for preserving yields and adapting to wild weather patterns, a United Nations policy paper said on Monday. Certain wild … Continue reading →

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to review the draft IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining. Below are recommendations based on research conducted by Human Rights Watch in various countries. Human Rights Watch has carried out extensive research on business and … Continue reading →

Ghana’s forests are home to many threatened species, including western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus). According to Global Forest Watch, chimpanzee range in Ghana lost approximately 10 percent of its forest cover from 2001 to 2013. This photo is of an … Continue reading →

Ghana would soon generate 25,000 metric tons of waste daily as the population increases steadily says Professor Ernest Yanful of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The calculation is based on the average production of one kilogramme of … Continue reading →