A free-floating aquatic plant native to the Amazon River basin in South America, water hyacinth is renowned for its rapid growth and attractive lavender-blue flowers, often used to decorate garden ...

British author and environmental advocate Catherine Barr has called on Ghanaians, particularly young people, to take an active interest in protecting the country’s endangered wildlife species.

TSOKOMEY, Ghana (AP) — Beatrice Nutekpor weaves through the mangroves in Tsokomey community, just outside of Ghana’s capital of Accra, every day to harvest oysters for sale. It’s a family tradition ...

With more than a third of the world’s tree species sliding towards extinction, and amidst the escalating climate and biodiversity crises, Ghana is stepping up efforts to protect its timber and support ...

The European Union (EU) has launched a GH₵31 million Forest Restoration Grant Scheme to support four major forest restoration projects across Ghana’s Ahafo, Bono East, Upper East, and Western Regions.

TSOKOMEY, Ghana (AP) — In Ghana’s coastal mangroves, women are making efforts to sustain oyster farming, a key livelihood in coastal mangroves. Hundreds of women in the West African nation were ...

A new children’s book aimed at inspiring young Ghanaians to protect the country’s endangered wildlife species has been launched in Accra. Titled, “Let’s Discover Wildlife in Ghana,” the book is a ...

An aquatic weed harvester clearing invasive water hyacinth at Kpong dam, Ghana. An aggressive proliferation of water hyacinth in southern Ghana's Volta Lake is crippling fishing activities, depleting ...

An aggressive proliferation of water hyacinth in southern Ghana's Volta Lake is crippling fishing activities, depleting fish stocks and destroying local livelihoods. A free-floating aquatic plant ...