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National Environmental Policy

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ghana, Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation

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The objective of the National Environmental Policy is sustainable development, aimed at ensuring citizens� quality of life and their living and working environments, equal access to land and other natural resources, more efficient use of social, cultural and natural resources, public participation and environmental governance. Among others, it also tackles sustainable use of the land in an agricultural economy in an environmentally sustainable and socially equitable manner.