Illegal Mining: The Cost of Mining Exceeds Our Profits -Daryl Bosu
A Deputy Mayor of Rocha Ghana, Daryl Bosu, has called on the government to take action to protect the country's forests by clearing further.
According to him, the destruction of the forest by theminers is a threat to the water and biodiversity of these areas. Speaking on JoyNews' PM Express, he said the cost of mining to the environment and the welfare of the people in themining community outweighsthe profit the community getsfrom the sale of its minerals.
"You see, I think there's a reason why we think that there's a reason why forests are created, first, to protect our water bodies, and also to serve as different places of living things and even help us regulate the climate where these places are located. "So, if you thinknow that you can mine your way out without work, so you give all parts of your land to mining, then you win in fact the purpose for which these forests were created.
And if you listen to Dr. Ashigbey and the former Minister of Land, in the very letter aboutthe destruction of the cost of mining in our environment, you will understand that if you usethe cost and the value of the profit we get from gold, it's not really worth it,” he said. Headded that the government must take steps to protect the forests from further importation.
"So we are saying, look, if you are already entering some areas that are not protected, which you have always been, it is not worth allowing people to enterour forest which is that -really protect our water, protect our habitats for biodiversity, and help us cope with climate change.
His complaint follows recent reports of babies born with severe malformations in the area of possible galamsey. According to a pathologist studying the incident, some babies are born with missinglimbs, missing eyes or wrong eyesight, and others are still being studied.
Professor Paul Opoku Sampene Ossei said this is precisely because of the entry and inhalation of harmful toxins in the soil and air as a result of galamsey and other mining activities in these areas. Hecalled for action in the community to address the situation before it escalates.
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