RoNAG marks earth day with Lake Bosomtwe clean-up, rights workshop

In commemoration of World Earth Day (WED), Rights of Nature Movement Ghana (RoNAG) spearheaded a major clean-up exercise and a Rights of Nature (RoN) sensitisation workshop with members of the Abono community in the Ashanti Region.

The exercise highlighted the urgent need for improved environmental practices and underscored the importance of community involvement in protecting nature.

The initiative, held on Tuesday, 28 April 2026, brought together community members, volunteers, and Zoomlion workers to tackle the devastating waste problem and restore the natural beauty of Ghana's only natural lake, Lake Bosomtwe.

Their teamwork resulted in the removal of more than mountain heaps of waste, making the lakeside much cleaner and attracting additional visitors.

The Assembly member for the area, Honourable Joseph Appiah, and the Abono Community’s Traditional Council rallied local participation for the event.

The clean-up exercise was followed by a RoN sensitisation workshop that began with an interesting discussion on the history and religio-cultural relevance of Asuo Bosomtwe.

 

 

As a living deity, through an ecocentric lens and ancestral wisdom, participants discussed maintaining a harmonious relationship with Asuo Bosomtwe, which ensured healthier living and the devastating consequences of failing to follow the statutes of Asuo Bosomtwe today.