Purpose
The Galamsey Monitor publishes a national district-level triage ranking derived from satellite vegetation loss (Hansen Global Forest Change) weighted toward galamsey's alluvial signature. If you believe your district, community or organisation is inaccurately or unfairly represented on the ranking, this page tells you how to raise a formal reply and how quickly we will respond.
This layer is not an EPA product and not an official Government of Ghana instrument. It is a research pilot operated by Resilicity.
Who can raise a reply
- District Chief Executives, District Coordinating Directors, and District Assembly members for the district in question.
- Regional Coordinating Councils and Regional Ministers.
- Traditional Authorities with jurisdiction over affected stool land.
- Licensed operators (small-scale or large-scale) whose lease sits inside a ranked district.
- Civil-society bodies, journalists and academic researchers.
- Any individual who believes their personal data is affected under the Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843) § 36 (right of erasure).
How to raise a reply
Email pilot@resilicity.de with the following:
- The district name (and GID if you have it — visible in the drill panel).
- The snapshot ID (visible above the ranking table, e.g.
gm-dec8fbe191). - Your role and organisation.
- The specific claim you dispute (score, tier, documented-site attribution, or map polygon).
- Any supporting evidence you can share (photographs, licence numbers, GPS coordinates, alternative datasets, third-party assessments).
Response service levels
| Action | Target |
|---|---|
| Acknowledge receipt of the reply | 2 working days |
| Publish the substantive response on this page + email you the outcome | 14 calendar days |
| Take-down of an alleged trade-libel, defamation or DPA §36 claim, pending review | 48 hours (interim; final within 14 days) |
| Include verified corrections in the next producer release | Next Hansen re-run (~annual, Q2) |
These are targets, not statutory obligations. The tool is a pilot; formal Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989) obligations do not yet apply, but we handle requests in a manner modelled on the Act's transparency posture.
Data protection contact
The pilot's data protection contact is the same address: pilot@resilicity.de. Requests under DPA Act 843 (access, correction, erasure, portability) are actioned within 14 calendar days. If you believe the pilot has processed your personal data unlawfully, you may complain to Ghana's Data Protection Commission.
Attribution & corporate mentions
The Galamsey Monitor's site register is sanitised: corporate operator names are not published in any feature, and no documented-site record links a specific licence holder to the word "galamsey". If you find a residual reference that names your organisation alongside galamsey-related content on this pilot, please flag it — it will be removed within 48 hours and audited into the next release.
Publication of replies
Substantive replies from named public officials, licensed operators and civil-society bodies will be published on this page with attribution, alongside the specific finding they contest and the pilot's response. You may request anonymisation at the point of reply.
Currently open replies: none as of this pilot revision.
What we will not do
- Delete the tool because it publishes a triage ranking.
- Withdraw a ranking simply because a district disputes the underlying satellite evidence, without alternative evidence.
- Attribute galamsey activity to a specific individual or licence holder in the published layer.
- Represent the Government of Ghana or any Authority thereof as the publisher.