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Mining

Ghana's economy strongly depends on gold as it's primary export product. As a result, there is a lot of mining taking place in the landscapes, both legal and illegal. This can pose a threat to biodiversity conservation in many parts of Ghana (Anon., personal communication). Moreover, it appears that some landowners currently prefer giving the land to mining companies for short term profit than to maintain a cocoa farm as a long term profitable business (Anon., personal communication). If a project would aim to eliminate (illegal) mining, then it would be very important to consider alternatives for the people involved in mining (Tschakert, 2009).

 

Research needs:

 

  1. To what extent does (illegal) mining affect biodiversity?
     

  2. How can (expansion of) mining be prevented? How can the harmful effects be mitigated?
     

  3. What are alternatives for the people that are currently mining illegally?
     

  4. Economic analysis of cocoa farming (long term) versus selling the land to mining people (short term)

Further  reading:

 

Tschakert, P. (2009). Recognizing and nurturing artisanal mining as a viable livelihood. Resources Policy, 34, 24–31.

 

 

 

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