Google the word “Galamsey,” and the images that’ll pop up will haunt you eternally: Acres of forest lands totally wiped out, rivers a murky, brownish color, no creature could survive in. Drink such water at your own risk. It’s horrible. But that’s the reality in some parts of Ghana.

Governments have tried to put a stop to this cruelty but failed. Now people wonder where the solution will come from.