Socio-ecological analysis of artisanal gold mining in West Africa: A case study of Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorTakyi, Richard
dc.contributor.authorHassan, Rasha
dc.contributor.authorMahrad, Badr El
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-20T21:07:57Z
dc.date.available2023-05-20T21:07:57Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-30
dc.descriptionJournal of sustainable mining, 20.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe surge in artisanal gold mining (AGM) activities and the associated environmental impact in Ghana have elicited several stakeholders' attempts to curb the problem. However, due to little understanding of the underlying issues, these efforts have been ineffective. This study aims to use a socio-ecological framework to analyze drivers of AGMactivities, the environmental pressures, the state change, their impact on human welfare, and the management response as measures (DAPSI(W)R(M)) to the problem. Evaluate AGM's impact on Ghana's ability to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Data were collected from relevant literature on the subject and analyzed with the DAPSI(W) R(M) framework. Esteem needs, food, acceptance and friendship, and self-actualization are the main drivers of AGM activities leading to environmental pressures, including abrasion, extraction of living and non-living resources, the introduction of non-synthetic compounds, among others. State changes of the environment resulting fromthe pressures generated by human activitieswere changes in the land and forest cover (1.13%), topography (hills turned into flatland and undulating), and biota. Due to the state in the environment, water quality and availability, agriculture food production, fish yield, food safety, spiritual and cultural loss, death, injury, and health of gold miners and other stakeholders have been affected.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipACE Impact: Coastal Resilience, ACECORen_US
dc.identifier.citationTakyi, R., Hassan, R., El Mahrad, B., & Adade, R. (2021). Socio-ecological analysis of artisanal gold mining in west Africa: a case study of Ghana. Journal of sustainable mining, 20.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.46873/2300-3960.1322
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1827
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of sustainable miningen_US
dc.subjectRichard Adadeen_US
dc.subjectartisanal miningen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental assessmenten_US
dc.subjectmanagementen_US
dc.subjectgolden_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectUniversity of Cape-Coasten_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectACECORen_US
dc.titleSocio-ecological analysis of artisanal gold mining in West Africa: A case study of Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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