The strategy is in fulfilment of the obligations of Ghana on the sustainable usage of its biological resources, signed and ratified at the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1992. To check the rapid deforestation in the country due to agricultural expansion, mining, timber extraction, and other socio-economic activities, the strategy pushes for: capacity building to ensure an in-depth assessment of biological resources, promotion of community participation in sustainable management of biodiversity, and the strengthening of the management of forests and protected areas.

The act establishes the Ghana Meteorological Agency with its powers and responsibilities. It is charged with advising the government on meteorological issues, issuing weather reports and forecasts, approving the establishment of a meteorological station, advising the country on weather situations, and providing consultancy services, among other key functions.

The guidelines contained in the document aim to ensure effective treatment of malaria and bring about a reduction of the malaria burden in the country. The revised policy sets out to ensure lessons learnt from the previous policy are incorporated into the implementation of this current edition. It is based on changes in prevailing health conditions and modes of treatment.

The act contains provisions and guidelines for effective regulation of towns, dispute management, and promotion of public health. It confers on the Minister, the power to define the boundaries of a town, and the powers to suspend the usage of the act wholly or partially in a town.

The regulations contained borders around registration, licensing, operational requirements, export price, quality control, penalties, and appeal procedures. The regulations are in relation to the external marketing of cocoa.

The act amends the Millennium Development Authority Act of 2006 to make further provisions for the implementation of the terms of the compact.

The National Youth Policy is themed “Towards an empowered youth, impacting positively on national development”. The policy recognises the importance of youth as a valuable human resource that needs to be harnessed by the government and other stakeholders for national development. The core principles of the policy are patriotism, self-reliance, honesty and integrity, participation, equity, access, leadership, good governance, gender mainstreaming, respect, and coordination and collaboration. Areas such as agriculture, ICT, science, research and technology, and entrepreneurial development among others are prioritised.

The procedures are to guide forest officers responsible for preparing and implementing forest resource plans.

The act provides for the control of artificial insemination of animals. It stipulates that a person shall not collect or sell semen from an animal except under the provisions of the act.

The development plan is conceived to coordinate and guide all activities and interventions of the Ministry of Water Resources, Works, and Housing. It aims to ensure implementation of all strategies charged at addressing the challenges faced by the Ministry.

This is the first comprehensive land policy in Ghana. It thus sets the foundation for addressing fundamental land management issues which include: general indiscipline in the land market, land encroachments, multiple land sales, use of unapproved development schemes, haphazard development, indeterminate boundaries of lands from lack of reliable maps and plans, and compulsory acquisition by Government of large tracts of land.

The Act revises the Stamp Act of 1965

The development plan translates the policy objectives of the GSGDA II (2014-2017) into actionable plans for implementation. The development plan is conceived to coordinate and guide all activities and interventions of the Ministry of Water Resources, Works, and Housing. It aims to ensure implementation of all strategies charged at addressing the challenges faced by the Ministry.

Vision 2020 represents the national coordinating policy of Ghana for a 25 year period (1996 through 2020). The overall objective of the Vision 2020 is to become a middle-income country by 2020, prioritising human development, economic growth, rural development, urban development and an enabling environment. Food and nutrition security (reduction of infant, child, maternal, and women mortality) and access to health services, safe drinking water and sanitation will be improved especially among poor and disadvantaged groups in society.

This framework acknowledges the failure to attain the targets set by the MDGs. It subsequently seeks to augment the implementation of the Maternal and Child Health programme. It has an overall objective of attaining the newly set SDGs and targets as related to the maternal mortality ratio. It summarises Ghana’s MDG acceleration framework strategy and operational plans.

The Aquaculture Development Plan complements other efforts and interventions charged towards averting reduction in stocks of captured fish. It aims to revitalise the fisheries subsector as a tool for accelerated growth. The broader goal is to develop the aquaculture value chain in the face of rising fish prices, to project the subsector as a veritable business venture.

This serves as the plan towards the implementation of the National Seed Policy, as government believes the seed subsector holds the key to enhancing agricultural productivity and by extension, food security. It earmarks the private seed sector as the lead in the commercial aspect of the plan.

The Act works towards revising and deepening the laws on land use and spatial planning. It establishes the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority with the objective of ensuring judicious use of lands, providing for a sustainable development of land, and driving the planning decentralisation system of Ghana to the district assemblies, for efficient delivery of services.

The national social protection policy of Ghana provides the framework for purposive, targeted and effective social protection plans and interventions. It represents Ghana’s commitment and action on the Sustainable Development Goals, especially goals 1, 8, and 16. In the short term, it seeks to leverage on five flagship programmes: the Livelihoods Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP), the Labour Intensive Public Works (LIPW), the School Feeding Programme (SFP), the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Exemptions, and the Basic Education Capitation Grants.

The Act establishes a committee to take stock of properties confiscated by the State. The committee shall locate and take inventory of assets confiscated to the state by the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, make recommendations to the President regarding disposal, and ensure that non-state organizations and individuals are not beneficiaries.