Ghana declared its first Marine Protected Area in April 2026. Documents obtained by Ghanaian Watch reveal the 703.86-square-kilometre MPA overlaps with an active oil block, was drawn using flawed scientific data, and will operate without a management plan until 2027. Meanwhile, a $94 million oil drilling campaign is moving forward in the same waters—and the communities expected to protect the sea are already in crisis.
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