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The Environmental Protection Agency is the leading public body for protecting and improving the environment in Ghana. It's our job to make sure that air, land and water are looked after by everyone in today's society, so that tomorrow's generations inherit a cleaner, healthier world. We have more than 30 years of history behind us. We have offices across Ghana working on and carrying out Government policy, inspecting and regulating businesses and reacting when there is an emergency such as a pollution incident. Find out the vision we have for the environment, how our structure supports our work and the management systems we have in place to bring this vision into reality. Mission Statement The mission of the EPA of Ghana is - to co-manage, protect and enhance the country’s environment, in particular, as well as seek common solutions to global environmental problems.
The accomplishment of the mission is to be achieved inter alia through: An integrated environmental planning and management system established on a broad base of public participation, efficient implementation of appropriate programmes and technical services, giving good counsel on environmental management as well as effective and consistent enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. The EPA is an implementing Agency, a regulatory body and catalyst for change towards sound environmental stewardship.
VISION A country in which all section of the community value the environment and strive to attain sustainable development, with sound and efficient resource management, taking into account social and equity issues.
An Agency dedicated to continuously improving and conserving the country’s environment in particular.
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