Mother Earth, careless ones have marred your beauty -
Trees no longer whisper secrets in our ears.
Our rivers now serve hot bread
As breakfast? Impossible!
RONAG cries out, “Nature has rights.”
Let the sea flow with goodness,
Let fishes dance in joy and merriness,
And the land shows forth her green costume.
Ghana, arise! Know nature’s worth -
for we are stewards of the Earth.
The rights of nature call to us:
Stop this wailing!
Since Year 2025
RoNAG is led by a team of dedicated professionals, including environmental scientists, wildlife conservationists, academic researchers, and legal experts.
Our team is supported by a network of volunteers and partners who share our commitment to protecting Ghana’s natural heritage.
know moreScientific Study Confirms
A recent scientific investigation by RoNAG researchers has revealed alarming levels of heavy metal contamination in boreholes and rivers serving the Atatem community in the Adansi Asokwa District. While basic water quality parameters appeared normal, laboratory analysis uncovered dangerously high concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, and lead—far exceeding WHO safety limits.
Key Findings: Over 73% of groundwater samples were classified as unfit for drinking Heavy metals pose serious cancer risks for both adults and children Children are 3–4 times more vulnerable to non-carcinogenic effects than adults Chromium presents a long-term ecological threat to soil and aquatic life
The study concludes that illegal mining (galamsey) is the primary source of this contamination, creating an urgent public health crisis. RoNAG is using these findings to advocate for legal recognition of nature's rights and immediate remediation measures.
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The workshops formed part of RoNAG’s growing national campaign to promote the recognition of nature as a rights-bearing entity deserving legal protection, respect, and ethical consideration.
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Building a New Generation of Environmental Stewards The initiative received strong institutional backing from the Dean of the Faculty of Educational Studies at KNUST, Professor Akwasi Acheampong, who encouraged the participation of student-teachers and staff across KNUST’s affiliated Colleges of Education. Professor Acheampong emphasized the importance of equipping future educators with practical knowledge and skills to integrate the principles of environmental stewardship and nature’s rights into basic school education. According to him, nurturing ecological consciousness among student-teachers would contribute significantly to raising future generations that live sustainably and harmoniously with the natural world.
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Held from June 1 to June 5, 2026, the educational outreach initiative engaged hundreds of student-teachers and academic staff from Bimbilla College of Education, Tamale College of Education, Bagabaga College of Education, Wesley College of Education, St. Joseph’s College of Education, Akrokerri College of Education, and the Department of Teacher Education at KNUST.
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The Rights of Nature-Ghana Movement (RoNAG) is immensely proud to celebrate our Director, Dr. Dickson Adom, for receiving two prestigious international awards from Springer Nature: Editorial Contribution Award '26 Author Services Award '26 These awards recognize Dr. Adom as one of Springer Nature's top-performing editors, placing him among the publisher's most distinguished editorial contributors worldwide.
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Nature Based Education 26 JANUARY 2026 - 11:00 - 12:30 ACCRA We are living through overlapping global crises: environmental breakdown, deepening social injustice, and education systems struggling to prepare children for an uncertain future.
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The Director and Lead Campaigner of the Rights of Nature-Ghana Movement (RoNAG), Dr. Dickson Adom, who is also a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational Innovations in Science and Technology, Faculty of Educational Studies, KNUST, has helped launch a powerful new global roadmap that places nature at the core of education to address interconnected environmental and social crises.
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