Abstract Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) activities continue to grow in many
resource-endowed countries with ASM-generated revenues serving as a precursor to socio …

Artisanal and small-scale mining is a widespread economic sector in the African Great
Lakes Region, where it has an adverse impact on the population's environment. The …

In the context of assessing drivers of deforestation and forest degradation (DD), for effective
implementation of REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) …

The ambitious United Nations Sustainable Development Goal for 2030 to “leave no one
behind” concerning safe drinking water calls for the development of universally applicable …

A new development model has recently emerged in Eastern Cameroon: privately-operated
artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), financed largely by Chinese actors. This paper …

Human exposure to mercury is a leading public health problem. Artisanal and small-scale
gold mining (ASGM) is a major source of global mercury emissions. Although occupational …

Tropical forests are at the center of any global debate on climate change and sustainable
forest management because of their twin roles in climate change adaptation and mitigation …

Abstract The Congo River basin (CRB) is the second largest river system in the world, but its
hydroclimatic characteristics remain relatively poorly known. Here, we jointly analyse a large …

Between 2008 and 2016, more than 50,000 Chinese citizens migrated to Ghana to mine
gold on small-scale concessions. This is particularly surprising given that small-scale mining …

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining activities have an impact on natural resources and
human health. This study addresses the assessment of surface water quality in the Lom gold …