{
  "id": 886381,
  "title": "Ghana loses 8,900 hectares of forest reserves to illegal mining",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/ghana-loses-8-900-hectares-of-forest-reserves-to-illegal-mining",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T15:12:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/ghana-loses-8900-hectares-of-forest-reserves-to-illegal-mining/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ghana has lost approximately 8,900 hectares of its forest reserves to illegal mining, with government intensifying efforts to tackle the growing destruction of the country’s forest and water resources. The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources disclosed that 258 people had been arrested in operations against illegal mining in forest reserves as of July 2026. […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "TCDA targets 100,000 new hectares to boost Ghana’s palm oil self-sufficiency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/tcda-targets-100-000-new-hectares-to-boost-ghanas-palm-oil-self",
        "published": "2026-08-14T15:20:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}