Environmental activism in Ghana has risen in the wake of environmental degradation such as illegal small scale mining (galamsey) and climate change, which has threatened food and water security. World-renowned environmental activist, Gretha Thunberg, rose to fame through her activism and has led various revolutions to combat climate change. As young people advocate environment conservation, […]
A youth-led environmental group, Strategic Youth Network with Development (SYND), is calling on the government to establish cook stove factories in coastal communities to upscale fish smoking and ensure food safety. In week-long research on energy access in Ghana, the Energy Focal Point for SYND, Priscilla Adogo Ahiada, says the factories will help curb unemployment among fisherfolk […]
The Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND) in partnership with Friends of the Earth (FoE-US) and Gower Street engaged Ghanaian financial institutions on protecting biodiversity. The inception meeting, held at Miklin Hotel in Accra, urged the institutions to adopt and implement principles of the Banks and Biodiversity ‘No Go’ policy. The ‘No Go’ policy, […]
THE coordinator for the Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND), Chibeze Ezekiel, has urged banks to adopt the ‘Banks and Biodiversity No Go Policy’ when financing projects in the country to help create an eco-friendly environment. The ‘Banks and Biodiversity No Go Policy’ is an international campaign which demands that banks stop financing projects related […]
The Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND), commemorated International Day of Biodiversity with a hybrid event as part of its Banks and Biodiversity No Go Policy campaign under the theme “Building a Sustainable future for all. The role of banks”. SYND held the event in partnership with Friends of the Earth USA, Gower Street, African Climate […]
Executive Coordinator of the Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND), Chibeze Ezekiel, has emphasised that sustainable development requires responsible use of natural resources. It is for this, he said, that the SYND Biodiversity No-Go Policy campaign that advocates for banks to implement strong regulations to guide their funding mechanisms so they do not fund projects […]
The Government of Ghana (GoG) in collaboration with the Korean Government would soon distribute improved Clean Cook stoves to various communities across the country in exchange of carbon credit. The distribution of over 500,000 improved Clean Cook Stoves is an agreement in relation to climate action plan to cut emissions, and adapt to climate impact […]
In efforts to ensure youth-led activities in response to climate change, Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the Natural Resource and Environmental Governance(NREG) sector has been engaged on how to report it’s activities and projects on Action for Climate Empowerment. The one-day dialogue session was organised by the Convener of the Youth in Natural Resource and Environmental […]
Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND) has reiterated calls for banks to thoroughly screen projects before financing them in the quest to conserve biodiversity. It emphasised that if banks keep to the ‘Biodiversity No Go Policy’, which requires financial institutions to conduct environmental risk assessments of project proposals, “screening out” high-risk ones as they may […]