May 26, 2016 | Natural Resources Governance, Oceans & Fisheries
FoN has commenced a 3-Day training on Fisheries Laws and Regulations for 30 officers from Marine Unit of the Ghana Police, Ghana Navy and Fisheries Commission. The purpose is to enhance their understanding on the importance, governance challenges, opportunities and...
May 26, 2016 | Natural Resources Governance, Oceans & Fisheries
“Taking Stock: what we have accomplished and learned to date and the way forward” Today we commenced a 3-day review meeting with our partners on theUSAID Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP). The meeting seeks to share major overarching...
May 26, 2016 | Natural Resources Governance, Oceans & Fisheries
FoN recently held a Forum to discuss issues arising from the Public Interest & Accountability Committee (PIAC)’s Reports. The Forum gathered over 70 stakeholders from the six coastal Districts of the Western Region to deliberate on how Ghana’s...
Mar 22, 2016 | ASM, Natural Resources Governance, News
MINERALS COMMISSION AND PARTNERS SPEARHEAD PARTICIPATORY REFORM IN THE ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING SECTOR While accounting for an estimated 34% of Ghana’s gold production in 2014 and the livelihoods of approximately 1 million Ghanaians (and a total 3 million...
Dec 25, 2015 | ASM, Natural Resources Governance, Oil & Gas
In collaboration with the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI),Friends of the Nation organised a 2- day (Nov. 16-17) training for 35 Media personnel and CSOs on Open Data tools and Extractive Data Analysis. The workshop was tailored to take participants...
Dec 25, 2015 | ASM, Natural Resources Governance
Friends of the Nation in collaboration with the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) will be hosting a 4-day multi-stakeholder dialogue on Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (ASM) in the Western Region of Ghana in January 2016. As part of this...