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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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Efforts to promote environ- mental protection in Atatem in the Adansi- Asokwa District are gaining attention following a recent community engagement led by the Rights of Nature Movement Ghana (RoNAG), which is advocating the recognition and protection of the Gyeme River. The engagement, held recently, brought together community members to discuss the growing environmental and health concerns associated with il- legal mining, locally known as galamsey.
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Police officers in the Western North Re- gion (WNR) have been accused of un- dermining the efforts of John Dramani Mahama to clamp down on illegal mining activities. Some officers from the Western North Re- gional Police Command are allegedly engaging in extortion at galamsey sites in mining-prone com- munities within the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Mu- nicipality.
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A parliamentary bill introduced in Aotearoa New Zealand is seeking to fundamentally reshape how whales are protected in law, proposing that cetaceans be recognised as legal persons with inherent rights. It’s a move that – if granted at a domestic level – could shape our approach to nature rights across the globe. Green Party MP Teanau Tuiono this week launched his Member’s Bill, the Tohorā Oranga Bill, which would require decision-makers across environmental and maritime law to recognise and uphold the rights of whales.
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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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RoNAG's Director who is a Salzburg Global Fellow, Dr. Dickson Adom, was part of the drafting of the Salzburg Global Nature-Based Education statement that was launched on the 18th of November 2025.
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