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The government has officially revoked Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, effectively banning all forms of mining in Ghana’s forest reserves.
The revocation followed the coming into force of the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Revocation Instrument, 2025, which matured into law on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, after being laid in Parliament by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah.
The move marks a major step in the government’s renewed fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, and responds to long-standing concerns raised by environmental groups and civil society organisations.
L.I. 2462 had granted the President discretionary powers to permit mining activities in forest reserves. Critics argued that the law weakened environmental safeguards and opened protected forest areas to destructive mining operations.
Environmental advocates have consistently blamed the instrument for worsening deforestation, water pollution, and biodiversity loss, particularly in ecologically sensitive zones.
By revoking the law, the government says it is reaffirming its commitment to protecting forest reserves, restoring degraded lands, and strengthening Ghana’s environmental governance framework.
