Adverse mining effects, notably the uncontrolled spread and consequences of artisanal and
small-scale mining (ASM), are growing concerns in sub-Saharan Africa. A securitization …

Land use and land cover change (LULCC) is a general term for the human modification of
Earth's terrestrial surface. These modifications come by direct and indirect activities of …

Abstract The Greater Accra region is the most urbanized region in Ghana. Over the last
decade, the region has undergone rapid population shift and urban sprawl. This has …

Transformation of natural land cover (LC) into modified LC has become inevitable due to
growing human needs. Nevertheless, landscape transformational patterns during …

CONTEXT Maize is the main cereal crop in Ghana, but its production is adversely affected
by various biotic and abiotic factors. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to highlight the factors …

Tree crops such as cocoa and oil palm are important to smallholders' livelihoods and
national economies of tropical producer countries. Governments seek to expand tree-crop …

Spatio-temporal analysis of transitions in land cover is critical to understanding many
ecological challenges, especially in environmentally vulnerable regions. For instance, in …

High yield gaps persist in sub‐Saharan Africa and increased fertilizer use is considered
among the crucial measures to increase productivity. Despite high government investments …

The debate on the natural resource curse hypothesis has attracted the attention of policy
makers and policy analysts for the past few decades. However, the empirical findings on …

Reservoir catchments in Ghana have undergone significant changes in recent years with
major implications for socio-economic development and local livelihoods. We studied land …