A hectare of degraded land caused by the activities of galamsey operators will cost the Government 48,000 dollars to restore it to the natural state.
This was disclosed by the Spokesperson for Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mahmud Kabore.
Speaking on Ghanakoma Morning Show on Akoma 87.9FM in Kumasi with Sir John, on Monday, February 23,2026, he said so far, 5,500 hectares of the country’s land has been degraded.
“It would cost the nation millions of dollars to reclaim all the degraded lands across the country,” he stressed.
He added that, government was expecting support from corporate Ghana and other foreign countries to raise the needed funds to undertake the reclamation.
He said, the government has started reclamation in some parts of the country.
“The project would reclaim degraded lands, clean polluted water bodies and provide alternative livelihoods for artisanal small-scale miners. The exercise is aimed at ensuring sanity in the mining industry,” Mr Kabore explained.
He commended Newmont Ghana for volunteering to partner government to reclaim the degraded lands.
Kabore said, government would welcome other private entities that would express interest to join the reclamation exercise.
He assured that, government has adopted multi-stakeholder approach in dealing with galamsey menace and asked for support from all well-meaning Ghanaians to end the practice permanently.
By Benjamin Aidoo
