One workflow from intake to scoping
Locate the project, capture its activity and scale, screen the legal and spatial evidence, then record the preliminary pathway, referrals and scoping topics with a complete audit trail.
Environmental assessment decision support for Ghana
Screen every project with consistent evidence
Give assessment officers one auditable view of the regulatory pathway, location-specific environmental constraints and required scoping topics — from project intake to preliminary determination.
✓ Ghana-wide location screening
✓ 20 environmental indicators
✓ Traceable legal and data sources
Screen the proposed locationOfficers see mapped environmental constraints, proximity findings and the preliminary regulatory pathway together.
Move consistently from intake to outputProject type and scale drive the legal pathway before spatial evidence, scoping topics and referrals are recorded.
Coordinate implementation nationwideAuthorized directors can review regional caseload, outcomes, statutory clocks and officer activity across Ghana.
For the Environmental Protection Authority
Turn project information into a consistent, traceable screening workflow
Support officers with Ghana-specific legal rules, spatial evidence and documented scoping topics while retaining professional judgement and the Authority's statutory decision-making responsibility.
See national implementation clearly
Authorized directors can monitor caseload, statutory clocks, sector patterns, regional activity and inter-agency referrals while operational details remain restricted by role.
Consistent screeningApply the same current rules and evidence structure across regions and departments.
Faster case orientationSurface location constraints, legal pathways and evidence gaps at intake.
Defensible recordsRetain inputs, data versions, legal basis, officer actions and generated outputs.
National oversightTrack workload and outcomes without exposing restricted officer analytics publicly.
How it works
Four steps from intake to screening output
An assessment officer (or an EIA consultant working with the Authority) completes the workflow on a single screen.
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Locate the project
Search a place name, paste coordinates (decimal, DMS, UTM, or Google Maps URL), or pin the site directly on the map. Satellite and hybrid layers available.
2
Capture project details
Sector, sub-type, scale, and other dimensions drive the regulatory pathway. Sector-specific fields prevent under-declaration.
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See the merged verdict
Regulatory pathway from L.I. 2504, spatial environmental profile from 20 indicators, plausibility flags from industry benchmarks — all on one card with full legal citations.
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Auto-generate scoping topics
Every red or amber spatial finding generates a scoping topic for the EIS/EMP, linked to the relevant agency (FC, WRC, GRIDCo, Ghana Highways Authority). The officer signs the case off with a full audit trail.
Decision support scope
What the Platform composes for the officer
Three layers of analysis, every screening, every site.
Regulatory pathway
From L.I. 2504 First & Second Schedule, Act 1124, and the Act 1080 (2022) fee schedule. Determines requires_eia / requires_registration / requires_sea with full legal citations and indicative fee bands.
Spatial environmental profile
20 indicators evaluated at the project location: flood, wetland, river corridor, protected area, road setback, slope, seismic, soil, infrastructure, HT electricity ROW, galamsey, coastal erosion, contamination, groundwater.
Plausibility cross-check
Detects physically impossible declarations and order-of-magnitude scale mismatches (e.g. cement plant footprint too small for declared production). Tier-1 today; full benchmark engine in development.
Scoping topics for the EIS
Every red or amber finding auto-generates a scoping topic the EIS or EMP must address — linked to the responsible agency.
HT electricity ROW
Statutory right-of-way under L.I. 542 (1967), as amended by L.I. 1737 (2004) — flags any project inside the 15 m corridor for 161 kV lines or 20 m for 330 kV. The only tool in Ghana that surfaces GRIDCo ROW conflicts at screening time.
Officer audit trail
Every decision is hash-signed with the inputs, rule version, data version, and officer signature. Defensible in court and before Parliament.
Audiences
Who uses the Platform
assessment officers run screenings; consultants prepare submissions; proponents understand what scoping topics their EIS must cover.
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assessment officers
Primary users. Run screenings, assign cases, sign off decisions, monitor the 25/90-day statutory clocks, and track post-permit EMP submissions.
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EIA consultants
Pre-screen client projects before Authority submission; use auto-generated scoping topics to scope the EIS or EMP; submit completed scoping reports through the Platform for reconciliation.
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Project proponents
Understand which permits apply, what baseline surveys are required, and what scoping topics the EIS must address — before engaging a consultant.
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Inter-agency referrals
FC, WRC, Minerals Commission, Ghana Highways Authority, GRIDCo — referrals auto-routed when a project's spatial profile triggers their jurisdiction.
Regulatory framework
Anchored in Ghana's environmental and planning law
Every decision in the Platform is traceable to a statutory provision.
Environmental Assessment Authority (Act 1124, 2025)
The Authority issues environmental permits under Act 1124 (2025) and the Environmental Assessment Regulations, 2025 (L.I. 2504). Statutory clocks: 25 days for screening, 25 days for scoping review, 90 days total decision.
Water Resources Commission (Act 522, 1996)
Riparian buffer policy 10—100 m by stream order. WRC licensing for water abstraction, river setbacks, and discharge. Wetland delineation triggers when the spatial layer flags wetland proximity.
Forestry Commission (Act 571)
Forest reserves and off-reserve areas. Clearance required for any project in or adjacent to a Forestry Commission gazetted area.
Ghana Grid Company (L.I. 542 / L.I. 1737)
Transmission Line Protection Regulations. Construction prohibited within 15 m of a 161 kV line or 20 m of a 330 kV line. The Platform flags ROW conflicts before submission.
Legal notice
Decision support, not Authority determination
This tool is decision-support software offered to the relevant environmental assessment Authority of Ghana. It does not issue environmental permits, does not constitute a determination by any Authority, and does not replace the statutory functions of assessment officers, the Director-General, or the Board.
Every output is advisory. The legal force of any environmental decision derives solely from the Authority's formal act under Act 1124 (2025) and L.I. 2504 (2025).
The Platform composes data from the regulatory pathway engine and a 20-indicator spatial environmental screening engine. Third-party datasets may contain inaccuracies or be outdated. Findings should be verified by the responsible officer before any permit decision.