Extent of environmental degradation saddens me - Asantehene

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KOKOFU 9 years ago

Nana, where have you been these past 2 decades when small-scale mining went into full gear all over your region and the rest of the country?

If your are serious and not being hypocritical, then ISSUE A ROYAL EDICT AGAINST ...
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Nana, where have you been these past 2 decades when small-scale mining went into full gear all over your region and the rest of the country?

If your are serious and not being hypocritical, then ISSUE A ROYAL EDICT AGAINST GALAMSEY!!!
YOU ARE THE CAUSE 9 years ago

Wait a minute.
Are you not the king and the sub-chiefs who are selling all the lands in Ashanti Region for the construction of houses without drains, roads, storm-water management systems, landscapes, or in short no Environm ...
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Wait a minute.
Are you not the king and the sub-chiefs who are selling all the lands in Ashanti Region for the construction of houses without drains, roads, storm-water management systems, landscapes, or in short no Environmental protection?
Kumasi has spread to over 20 miles without any environmental precautions.
You are the main cause of environmental degradation in Ashanti and part of Brong-Ahafo Regions. Stop lying or stop playing dumb.
Bony 9 years ago

If he asantihene could atleast creat a few jobs with all the money he receives, there could be less galamsey boys and girls in his region

If he asantihene could atleast creat a few jobs with all the money he receives, there could be less galamsey boys and girls in his region
insight to the bone 9 years ago

if you had not given support to the ayigbe ndc they would not have sent us all these chinese criminals to destroy and poison the Akan lands

if you had not given support to the ayigbe ndc they would not have sent us all these chinese criminals to destroy and poison the Akan lands
76ers 9 years ago

Nana you're also part of the problem

Nana you're also part of the problem
Remove Indemnity Clause 9 years ago

Only Ghanaians are arrested while the Chinese keep on mining.

Only Ghanaians are arrested while the Chinese keep on mining.
Chase bamuhene 9 years ago

Some of the locals have taken authority into their own hands, and have started killing the Chinese one by one in bekwai

Some of the locals have taken authority into their own hands, and have started killing the Chinese one by one in bekwai
KWASI BRUDER 9 years ago

If the chiefs claim the land as their own, shouldn't they have the power and authority to control its use? Shouldn't they prevent its abuse by foreigners who pay no respect to the land and its needs to sustain us for a long ...
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If the chiefs claim the land as their own, shouldn't they have the power and authority to control its use? Shouldn't they prevent its abuse by foreigners who pay no respect to the land and its needs to sustain us for a long time.

Otumfuor's ancestors fought and drove the British out. It is time to drive the Chinese back where they came.
DAN 9 years ago

pay the tax on both the land keep and income tax on land sold

pay the tax on both the land keep and income tax on land sold
THE DUDE 9 years ago

TIME TO DRIVE THEM CHINAMEN INTO THE SEA. TAKE UP ARMS, OR YOU WILL WAIT TILL THE RECOLONIZE US.

TIME TO DRIVE THEM CHINAMEN INTO THE SEA. TAKE UP ARMS, OR YOU WILL WAIT TILL THE RECOLONIZE US.
PROPHET HAHA HUU. 9 years ago

Illiterate chiefs of old were clever, patriotic, caring, wise ,powerful and fought for Good name . So these chiefs could convince the politicians to do the right thing they could even scare them by their faith in these strea ...
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Illiterate chiefs of old were clever, patriotic, caring, wise ,powerful and fought for Good name . So these chiefs could convince the politicians to do the right thing they could even scare them by their faith in these stream and Rivers until the right thing is done . In fact Otumfuo ,where is your power ? Even through the stool land administration,you can use your authority to protect wet lands. What have you done to the chiefs under you who sell wet lands. You Nana use your power and traditional law to change ashanti region first so there will be a difference between you and the politicians.NB My farther told about 30yrs back that THE ASANTE KING and chiefs Don't lease/sell wet lands.When was that changed ?
PROPHET HAHA HUU. 9 years ago

1 .Was it politicians who built Kumasi?2.Is Otumfuo still powerful ? Can any politician disobey Otumfuo in Ashanti region? Nana Form a task force with permission from KMA ,get a list of all wet land owners and let them pay hu ...
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1 .Was it politicians who built Kumasi?2.Is Otumfuo still powerful ? Can any politician disobey Otumfuo in Ashanti region? Nana Form a task force with permission from KMA ,get a list of all wet land owners and let them pay huge fines and no one will ever desire to buy any wet land again.NB use that money from the fines they will pay to build modern drainage nd sewerage systems.
A.Illi 9 years ago

Interesting

Interesting
Yaw Poku, USA 9 years ago

This news is almost two months ago ebei oman Ghana.

This news is almost two months ago ebei oman Ghana.
Jomo 9 years ago

Very well said, Nana but what are you doing about it? I think that the idea of the government doing all of these things is gone and gone forever.The people should take the lead, then the authorities could come to assit.After ...
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Very well said, Nana but what are you doing about it? I think that the idea of the government doing all of these things is gone and gone forever.The people should take the lead, then the authorities could come to assit.After all, it is their land. We know you Nana. You are not one of those galamsey chiefs who give Chinese authority to destroy the environment,and yet turned round to blame the government. It is about time we stand up to these havoc.
Bismarck Asare 9 years ago

Not only the forest and water bodies or the natural environment that need protection, but also our Urban environment. Our cities are chocked with solid waste all over the communities. The act of indiscriminate sale of lands m ...
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Not only the forest and water bodies or the natural environment that need protection, but also our Urban environment. Our cities are chocked with solid waste all over the communities. The act of indiscriminate sale of lands must be stopped by those chiefs and authorities who only think about their pockets and forget about the future generations. Our current land use planning system is the most poorest one can ever imagine and must be changed. The right thing must be done to ensure discipline, professionalism and laws must be enforced. Violators must be punished by the law.
Osei Yao 9 years ago

WHERE HAS THIS MAN BEEN LIVING? IF HE STOPPED PLANNING AND CELEBRATING LAWISH ANNIVERSARY , HE WOULD HAVE SEEN WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE LAND. STOP LAMENTING WHEN YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED THE DAMAGE BEIBG DONE.

WHERE HAS THIS MAN BEEN LIVING? IF HE STOPPED PLANNING AND CELEBRATING LAWISH ANNIVERSARY , HE WOULD HAVE SEEN WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE LAND. STOP LAMENTING WHEN YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED THE DAMAGE BEIBG DONE.
Wofa Koo 9 years ago

Illiteracy among Ghanaians from government to local leaders and individuals have contributed to the
destruction of the nations natural environment. The mind of Ghanaian with PhD is equivalent to Chinese High School.Soon the ...
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Illiteracy among Ghanaians from government to local leaders and individuals have contributed to the
destruction of the nations natural environment. The mind of Ghanaian with PhD is equivalent to Chinese High School.Soon the Chinese will start feeding Ghanaians with their oily soak "pork fly rice" to increase obesity in the society.
Fried Rice 9 years ago

It is "fried rice" not fly rice.

It is "fried rice" not fly rice.
Ghanaba 9 years ago

Did you see the inverted commas ('')?

Did you see the inverted commas ('')?
Alexander Illi 9 years ago

I find it laudable enough for the Asantehene to raise public attention about this.

However, many in Ghana are not aware that the annual burning of farmland and bushland, and the tradition of hunting by laying fires, have ...
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I find it laudable enough for the Asantehene to raise public attention about this.

However, many in Ghana are not aware that the annual burning of farmland and bushland, and the tradition of hunting by laying fires, have gotten so much out of hand that they present an even bigger threat to the Ghanaian environment, prosperity and food supply than galamsey mining.

That is because it was the traditional method of farming since untold times, and very successful.

But the traditional fallow - that is the resting of the land after farming it for three years - was commonly 6-7 years long.
By now, due to more dense inhabitation and better accessibility of remote farmland due to extended roads and paths leading there, in many areas the vegetation is burned to the ground nearly annually!

What goes up in the smoke and flames are nearly all the nutrients that were stored in the vegetation cover, like nitrogen and phosphorus.

Subsequently, without cover, the unprotected soil gets eroded away by the rain, wind, and scorching sun.

In West Africa, the burning has become so dramatic that scientists have even found out that the smoke rising from West Africa changes the weather pattern and cloud-cover in South America, over the Amazon river!

That way, the soils will after just about a decade get so tired out that they will be unable to bear sufficient harvest to provide food and income to the farmers.

Scientists by now know, that once the soil gets so degraded, even large amounts of fertilisers cannot restore it's fertility.

Only extended fallows (growth of legumes, bush and tree vegetation) to restore the organic matter can then replenish the soil's yield-bearing capacity again.
And that takes a very long time, measured in decades.

(Additionally, the constant burning destroys and finally brings to extinction practically all flowering plants and herbs and destroys all small trees that are trying to grow from seeds, while the burning propagates the tall "Elephant grass" (Twi: Sirre), which soon covers the whole area, because fire doesn't destroy it's roots.
This grass then acts like a weed, which most farmers cannot get rid off any more. Furthermore, most animals and plants cannot find a habitat in the areas covered by this grass.)

So Ghana has to find alternatives to the "slash and burn"- agriculture,
e.g.:

- GROUNDCOVER PLANTS (MUCUNA BEANS)

- IMPROVED FALLOWS (PIDGEON PEAS, MUCUNA...)

- CROP ROTATION

- FERTILIZER TREES (GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM, FAIDHERBIA ALBIDA)

- ALLEYCROPPING, INTERCROPPING, MIXED CROPPING

- EVERGREEN AGRICULTURE

- EDIBLE ECOFORESTS (BREADFRUIT - GLOBAL BREADFRUIT - BREADFRUIT REVOLUTION)

- VETIVER SYSTEM (EROSION CONTROL)

- MUSHROOM CULTIVATION (PROTEINS FROM SAWDUST)
Good Pastor 9 years ago

Greedy leaders can't see right. There is no proper health care no housing and many don't access to go to school. They are not torching that , but still thinking of how to enriched themselves. The world is not the same as befo ...
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Greedy leaders can't see right. There is no proper health care no housing and many don't access to go to school. They are not torching that , but still thinking of how to enriched themselves. The world is not the same as before so give out to men before Jesus comes again.
what a waste 9 years ago

I dont believe this is comming out of the mouth of this man. Oh no ... its unbelievable.. you were told to ban fish farming by December 2012 in the only one little lake and you FAILED us. Costing gross Environmental hazards. ...
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I dont believe this is comming out of the mouth of this man. Oh no ... its unbelievable.. you were told to ban fish farming by December 2012 in the only one little lake and you FAILED us. Costing gross Environmental hazards. The Fish farming is still there today because of you. Now what are you sad about??? Not getting gold kick backs from galamsey???

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