Monthly Archives: January 2017

2 Things to Consider When Measuring Your Company’s Health and Safety Performance

There’s a saying in business that “what gets managed, gets measured.” When it comes to occupational health and safety, however, it can be quite difficult to determine what performance measurements an organization should use to effectively and efficiently prevent workplace … Continue reading

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Why Deforestation makes us Poorer in Africa

Trees are prevalent on farms across Sub-Saharan Africa: 30 percent of rural households surveyed in five countries reporting growing trees on their land. Trees on farms contribute an average of 17 percent to annual household income for tree-growing households. Trees … Continue reading

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Finally, Accra’s Lavender Hill Set for Permanent Closure

Residents and commuters along the Korle lagoon will soon enjoy new breath of fresh air as the new lavender faecal treatment plant is set to begin operations this week.   Prior to this installation, lavender hill beach served a s … Continue reading

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USAID’s Safeguarding the World’s Water Report

USAID proudly announces the release of its Safeguarding the World’s Water report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015, documenting the Agency’s water sector activities and sharing progress made during the second year of implementing its Water and Development Strategy.  Highlights of … Continue reading

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EPA holds validation meeting on Biodiversity Offset and Business Scheme

Ghana’s biodiversity and ecosystems are being lost at an alarming rate with an aggregate pressure being from agricultural expansion, mining, timber extraction, construction and infrastructural development among other socio-economic factors and changes. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says the country … Continue reading

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What Does 2017 Hold for Climate Change Policy?

President-Elect Donald Trump has said that “nobody really knows” if climate change is real. His nominee for the head of the Environmental Protection Agency is a noted climate skeptic. And his transition team has created a questionnaire for the Energy … Continue reading

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Sanitation Concern in Kasoa,Accra Ghana

On 28th November, President John Dramani Mahama commissioned the Kasoa interchange Project. It was lit. A drone footage in the night casts the whole project.Barely three weeks after the commissioning, our team decided to visit the Kasoa interchange to access … Continue reading

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