The Transformation of Marginal Areas (TAMA) Foundation Universal continues to champion responsible and sustainable natural resource management in the Nabdam District, Upper East Region. On Friday, January 24, 2025, TAMA successfully facilitated a stakeholder dialogue series aimed at enhancing community engagement, fostering peace, and ensuring that mining activities contribute positively […]

Dr Chrys Anab, Executive Director, TAMA Foundation Universal, said the country was blessed with natural resources such as gold, timber, water among others, however, their management and exploration had been a major challenge. He said the issue was particularly challenging among the five regions of Northern Ghana which was becoming […]

UNDOUBTEDLY, Northern Ghana is becoming a hub of mining activities with the discovery of mineral resources, particularly gold deposits in large quantities in many communities.However, the struggle for this natural resource is brewing seeming conflicts and misunderstandings in these areas.Already, some communities are bearing the brunt of this foreseen phenomenon.For […]

Under the scorching midday sun, Salifu Abugri, a 45-year-old smallholder farmer at Agatusi in the Bawku West District in the Upper East Region is slogging away along a stream with frustration written all over his face The once hard-working farmer known for the cultivation of varieties of vegetables now finds […]

The Northern Regions of Ghana hold immense mineral wealth, yet the region relies heavily on rain-fed agriculture, making it vulnerable to climate change-induced events. In the past two decades, mining investments have surged, bringing economic challenges, environmental destruction, human rights abuse, and conflicts with local communities. Recognizing the need for […]

A study has identified that there are currently about 64 different types of natural resources conflicts across 45 communities and 19 districts in the five regions of the north. The study conducted by the Tama Foundation Universal, a non-governmental organisation, in collaboration with the Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment […]

A Water Quality Assessment conducted on the largest water body in Northern Ghana, the White Volta has revealed that the river is highly polluted with heavy metals, including Mercury Copper, Zinc Cadmium, and Lead among other chemical contaminants. This is as a result of illegal mining activities taking place in […]

TAMA Foundation Universal, an NGO, has organised a forum on natural resource governance in northern Ghana with the aim to address the salient issues of mining activities and resource conflicts in the northern belt of the country. The day’s event, held in Tamale, under the theme: “Building Resilient Communities through […]