The following listing is a hyper-linked collection of online news coverage and other web information about the ICFG project. Duplicated headlines refer to news articles picked up and covered in a separate newspaper or media outline, illustrating the different contexts where the information appeared. In most cases local editors have modified stories originating from the Ghana News Agency (GNA). It is also important to note that none of the news stories are based on press releases created by the ICFG, rather they reflect coverage of ICFG events, document publication, interviews or public speaches by team members and stakeholders engaged with and making reference to Hɛn Mpoano or the ICFG.
2014
First phase of Integrated Coastal and Fisheries Governance Initiative ends
First phase of Integrated Coastal and Fisheries Governance Initiative ends
First phase of Integrated Coastal and Fisheries Governance Initiative ends
Ghana’s Minister of Fisheries To Promote Co-Management Concept
Ghana imports 50 per cent of fish needs
Global Fisheries Enforcement Training Workshop. 17-21 February 2014 – San Jose, Costa Rica
Project to change attitude of people towards ecosystem ends
Working Together on Fishery Management
2013
3rd STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT FORUM
Ahanta West inaugurates Marine Committee to protect fisheries resources
Ahanta West takes steps to protect environment
AHANTA W: Assembly inaugurates Marine Committee to protect fisheries resources
Black gold in Ghana: crude days for fishers and farmers?
Collaboration and Sustainability: A Multi-Sectoral Path for Growth
Educational Trip to Western Region of Ghana
Facing the Future: Empowering Youth to Protect Their Health and Environment
FISH CRISIS LOOMS … Fisheries Commission warns
Fish crisis could hit Ghana in next two years: official
Fisheries Commission blamed for poor catch
Ghana: OIC Trains Anlo Beach Women in Dressmaking
‘Ghana must resolve development challenges’–Anderson
‘Ghana must resolve development challenges’
Ghana’s Fishing Sector Heading Towards A Crisis
Ghana’s peak fish catch reduces from 120000 to 30000 metric tonnes in ten years USAID
Ghanaians Gain Ground on Accountability for Oil Wealth
Ghanaians Gain Ground on Accountability for Oil Wealth
Ghanaian government work on dwindling fish stock
Halt The Poisoning Of The Pra River Now
Indiscriminate leveling of hilly areas causing flooding-NGO
JOMORO: Assembly adopts a medium term development plan
OIC Trains Anlo Beach Women in Dressmaking
OIC Trains Anlo Beach Women In Dressmaking
OIC Trains Anlo Beach Women In Dressmaking
Women receive training at Anlo Beach
Shama District Assembly to introduce sanitation bye-laws
Oil Industry tracks Hen Mpoano
P.V. Obeng calls for spatial planning for coastal districts along Jubilee oilfields
P.V. Obeng calls for effective spatial planning for coastal districts
P.V. Obeng Calls For Effective Spatial Planning For Coastal Districts
Unsustainable fishing practices dwindles Ghana’s fish catch – USAID
Unsustainable fishing practices dwindles Ghana’s fish catch – USAID
USAID’s ICFG donates market to Akwidaa community
World Wetlands Day celebrated with a clean-up exercise at Busua
2012
African scientists on climate change at university of Rhode Island (URI) Coastal Resources Centre
Ahanta West takes steps to protect environment
Atuabo – A town in Ghana about to change, after oil and gas
Chiefs appeal to government to solve the algae problem
Climate Change Adaptation for the Coastal Communities of Ghana’s Western Region
Coastal Ghana: increased effort needed to combat environmental threats
Community takes measures to prevent encroachment on lands due to oil find
Des pêcheurs balisent leur chemin pour trouver du poisson
Different fish, same problems….
Enhancing climate adaptation through land use planning in Shama district, Ghana
Expert demands environmental impact assessment report on Gas processing plant
FISCHEREI/031: Ghana – Gift und Dynamit, illegale Fangmethoden in überfischten Gewässern (IPS)
Fishermen attribute sargassum attacks to oil production
Fishermen wail over sea weed; blame oil production
Fishing for the Future: The Why and How of Nature’s Most Abundant Protein Source
FoN supporting STMA to enact byelaws to protect wetlands
Ghana Fact Sheet Environment Project Peace Corps
Ghana fishermen cry over sea weeds
Ghana: Bad Fishing Methods Depleting Fish Stock
Ghana’s peak fish catch reduces from 120,000 to 30,000 metric tonnes in ten years – USAID
Ghanaian Fisherfolk Blasting Their Way to Finding Fish
Ghanaian Fisherfolk Blasting Their Way to Finding Fish
Ghanese vissers kunnen niet meer zonder DDT en dynamiet
Green-Green in our Western waters
(Excerpt) ICFG/Hen Mpoano, Strategic Mid-term Evaluation (PDF)
Illegal gold mining, sand winning on the ascendency in the Ahanta West District
Illegal chainsaw operation poses threat to forest reserve
Jomoro District Assembly calls for amendment of the Mineral Resources Law
Les pêcheurs attribuent l’attaque de la sargasse à l’exploitation du pétrole
Our coastal resources are in jeopardy – Mr Agbogah
Profitability of Small-Scale Fisheries in Elmina, Ghana
Publication on coastal areas in Western Region launched
Radio Soap Opera Educates 2.5 million Ghanaians about coastal resources management
Radio Active: Biribireba makes waves in Ghana
Shama prepares towards land protection against encroachment
Stakeholders urged to make use of fisheries research findings
Study of wetlands in Sekondi-Takoradi launched
The creeping death of a fishery: Ghana (1980-2012)
The First 1000 Days: A Window of Opportunity for Women and Children’s Health
Water Related Project Videos and Podcasts
West African Primate Conservation Action
Western Ghana’s Fisherfolk Starve Amid Algae Infestation
Western Region Old Vandals to hold public lecture
Wetlands and mangroves could control climate Change-NGO
Workshop for NGOs in Western Region opens
USAID/Ghana Agricultural Activity Brief
USAID mentioning Hen Mpoano in Global Waters
USAID supports five districts with IT tools for community planning
2011
9 million listeners reached with conservation messages
Conservation of Primates – Ghana
Encroachers threaten Cape Three Points forest reserve
Fishermen urged to comply with Fisheries Law
FRONTLINES: Empowering Women to Feed and Lead November/December 2011
Ghana’s agric sector receiving $63m investment from USAID
Global Work Party-10.10.10 in Sekondi/Takoradi
Great success of the First “Ghana West Coast Mountain Bike Festival”, all expectations exceeded!
Hen Mpoano (Our Coast) community campaign
Hen Mpoano presented at oil and gas seminar, University of Alabama and Birmingham
I just can’t stay in one place!
In Ghana, not all see oil as a blessing
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission scholarship
Marketing Conservation: Biribireba Generates Buzz in Ghana
Navigating through heavy waves to managed access in the fisheries: Challenges in Ghana
Preparing for public dialog around pressing fisheries issues August 25, 2011
Report on World Environmental Day Event (4th June) Marathon Akwidaa-Cape 3 Points
Smoked marine fish from Western Region, Ghana: a value chain assessment
Sustainametrix version of Hen Mpoano Work
UCC and CRC-ghana organise workshop on coastal adaptation to climate change
2010
AFRICA Let’s Protect our Coast Lines
Bad fishing methods depleting fish stock
Coastal Governance Programme Launched
Communique Western Region Development Forum Takoradi On 24th To 25th September 2010
Communique Western Region Development Forum
Fisheries sector contributes 4.5% to GDP – Commission
Fishery and Food Security in Ghana’s Western Region VIDEO
From the Field Phase One of the Integrated Coastal and Fisheries Governance (ICFG) program
Hotline: Fished Out! A look at the challenges in Ghana’s fishing industry
Integrated Coastal and Fisheries Governance for Western Region of Ghana
Prevent indiscriminate development, environmental degradation in oil communities
Second phase of Ghana’s coastal fisheries project takes off November 03, 2010
Second phase of coastal fisheries project takes off