Press engagement on the impacts of offshore oil and gas
The Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council (GNCFC) with support from STAR-Ghana organized a one day press engagement on the impacts of offshore oil and gas. The theme for the engagement was “A call for the passage of the petroleum (exploration and production) bill...
Shama Senior High School undertakes field trip to Akwidaa under Commitment for Africa project
Friends of the Nation has started activities under the Commitment for Africa Project. One of the initiatives includes enhancing the capacity of youth for improved coastal zone management in Ghana and Germany. In this regard, FoN has, together with its German project...
USAID’s ICFG donates market to Akwidaa community
The USAID’s Integrated Coastal and Fisheries Governance Initiative (ICFG), through its four year program, carried out a vulnerability analysis of all coastal communities in the Western Region and found Akwidaa to be one of the communities which was most vulnerable to...
21st dead whale washed ashore on the coast of Western Region of Ghana
On Wednesday, November 21, 2013, Community members of Domunli, a coastal community in the Nzema East Municipality in the Western Region, held a funeral for a 10.4 meter long dead sperm whale that has washed ashore at the beach. This was the 21st dead whale washed...