A short assessment to be undertaken of the impact of artisanal and/illicit mining on the environment will target youths. The reclamation of land which will include draining the open pits and mine heaps, back filling them rocks and back filling the land with laterite and manure for agricultural areas. Youths will be involved in replanting of five hundred trees during the first phase. Youths will be involved during Stakeholders? consultations, town-hall meetings, focus group meetings on climate change, conservation, environmental protection, bio-diversity, climate smart agriculture, agro-ecology, water pollution, soil erosion, mudslides and waste management. Establishment and/revival of ?environment? clubs or ?nature? clubs in schools and/or or neighbourhood clubs in each of four townships. Youths will be involved in Social mobilisation activities in the form of radio programmes: group discussions, one-on-interviews, ?environment hour? for children and farmers, door-to-door campaigns.

Advocacy for a chiefdom bye-law establishing the ?Green Zone? and the banning of artisanal and illicit mining in the 200 acres of land that will be reclaimed.