New Legislative Instrument to Stop Mining in Forest Reserves
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, has laid a new legislative instrument (L.I. 2505) in Parliament to prevent mining in forest reserves.
The instrument, known as the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) (Revocation Instrument, 2025), will take effect after 21 sitting days.
- Repeals L.I. 2462, enacted in 2022 to enforce environmental management principles in mining operations in forest reserves.
- Deletes Regulation 3.2, limiting the president's powers to allow mining in forest reserves.
“Obviously, that led to the new L.I. 2505 which was entered into force on June 2, 2025,”said Mr Kofi-Buah.
Author's summary: New law stops mining in forest reserves.