A joint statement from WACAM, the Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL), and the Centre for Environmental Impact Analysis (CEIA) has shed light on the devastating effects of surface mining operations in Ghana. To address these issues, the groups propose a non-partisan approach, uniting stakeholders to tackle critical concerns. The non-partisan strategy includes a moratorium on new mining licenses to prevent further environmental degradation and social displacement, a joint citizens' mass actions to mobilize communities, civil society, and government agencies and reviewing and strengthening laws to incorporate robust environmental safeguards and hold mining companies accountable. According to the groups, the consequences of inaction are dire, with mining operations displacing indigenous communities and contaminating drinking water sources. The group also blamed the Minerals and Mining Act (2006) for failing to hold mining companies accountable for environmental violations. The joi...