Five focus areas, and a set of research and consultancy services built to serve them.
Five interconnected research and consultancy pillars, plus our documentary film service line.
Research, monitoring and advocacy on the drivers, spread and impact of illegal small-scale mining on land, water and livelihoods. We document how galamsey activity affects farmland, rivers and public health, and translate findings into evidence regulators and communities can act on.
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Research, community engagement and advisory support around Ghana's emerging large-scale lithium mining sector. As projects like Ewoyaa move from exploration into production, we help communities, researchers and stakeholders understand what's changing; grounded in our on-the-ground work in the Ewoyaa catchment area.
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Supporting Municipal and District Assemblies to localise Ghana's National Energy Transition and Investment Plan (NETIP) — turning national targets into district-level action.
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Research on cocoa livelihoods, land use, farmer welfare and the interface between cocoa farming and mining encroachment; including how galamsey activity is displacing cocoa farmland across the cocoa belt.
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Studies on coastal and inland small-scale fisheries; livelihoods, fish stocks, closed seasons and community resilience, supporting fisherfolk associations and regulators with ground-level evidence.
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Original documentaries on mining, cocoa and fisheries livelihoods, and full production support such as permits, community access, fixing and logistics, for international filmmakers working in Ghana.
Learn More →The practical services we deliver against each focus area.
Ground-truthed data on mining, cocoa and fisheries conditions before an intervention begins.
Environmental, social and economic impact assessments across the resource sectors we cover.
Analysis of mining, cocoa and fisheries law and policy, and advisory support to regulators and operators.
Structured stakeholder consultation with mining, farming and fishing communities.
MEL frameworks and reporting for programmes across our focus regions.
Practical training for local partners, licensed miners, farmer groups and fisherfolk associations.
Tell us what you're trying to understand or achieve; we'll suggest the right mix of research, advisory or media support.
