Past Work
- ”Awareness creation on the effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), and the introduction of Integrated Pest Management among vegetable Farmers in the Accra Metropolis”
- Awareness creation on the conservation of of Talbotiella gentii in the Akosombo area
- Awareness creation on the effects of Mercury on human health and the environment in Ghana
- National Public Education and Awareness Creation on the Minamata Convention
- Promoting Integrated Plastic Waste Management in Public Schools in the La-Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly”
- Nine country report on Lead in Enamel decorative paints (https://tinyurl.com/2jveamjh)
Ecological Restorations (ER) carries out advocacy, raises awareness and builds capacity on environmental issues including the sound management of chemicals.
The works of ER are widely circulated and published through the media outlets (print and electronic) thus reaching a wide network of stakeholders.
Some relevant works:
- Ghana marks International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
- Farmers Use Toxic Chemicals. Read more at: http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/101265/1/
- Mercury, the silent killer By Rebecca Quaicoe-Duho practices_sound_management_chemicals.pdf – Hitpages
Notably amongst the works is the “raising of awareness on the effects of POPs amongst vegetable farmers in the Greater Accra Metropolis”, which has been documented by the Stockholm Convention.
Other activities carried out by ER include awareness raising on Mercury (ASGM, Dental Amalgam and the Minamata Convention).
ER also participated in the Elimination of PCBs in Ghana as well as in the Nine Country study on Lead paint project in Ghana under IPEN/UNEP.
Currently ER is actively involved in the Hospital Waste Project involving four (4) African Countries. All these lead to the building of Capacity of ER towards the Sound Management of Chemicals, which is relevant in the National Implementation Plan of the Stockholm Convention