Cabinet has approved a national space policy that will provide a framework for the use of space science and technology for sustainable development. In line with that, the policy will coordinate how ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) access and consume space data. The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Dr Kwaku Afriyie, who […]
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Ramsar sites – ‘We need to crack whip on encroachers’
The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Kwaku Afriyie says it was time the nation severely punished individuals who fill wetlands or Ramsar sites and erect structures on them. The phenomenon, he said, resulted in flooding and other negative social repercussions and called on the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, which […]