The discovery of valuable minerals in the mineral-abundant eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo can stimulate extensive migration into remote areas of the Congo Basin rainforest. Despite the widespread practice of artisanal mining, its role in the ongoing deforestation has not received adequate atte...
The Google Scholar, Science Direct, and Pubmed databases were used with the following predefined search terms: Africa; artisanal small-scale gold mining; artisanal gold mining; environmental pollution; heavy metals; human exposure; health impacts; and names of African countries where ASGM is known t...
Title: Artisanal mining harming forests, wildlife in eastern province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Summary: In the mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a recent study found that artisanal mining, a small-scale and informal mi
oxidative DNA damage. It was already known that industrial mining and processing of metals has led to severe environmental pollution in the region. This field study provides novel and robust empirical evidence that the artisanal extraction of cobalt that prevails in the DR Congo may cause toxic ...
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and cobalt As a major supplier of copper and cobalt, the DRC plays a critical role in helping the world transition to a low-carbon future. The DRC’s geological cobalt endowment is unrivalled – the country has around half of the world’s known cob...
The discovery of valuable minerals in the mineral-abundant eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo can stimulate extensive migration into remote areas of the Congo Basin rainforest. Despite the widespread practice of artisanal mining, its role in the ongoing deforestation has not received adequate atte...
While artisanal mining extends far beyond the DRC, supporting the livelihoods of almost 1 in 20 people on the planet, and includes commodities such as copper, gold, tin and lithium, it was in 2016 that Amnesty International drew attention to child labour and inhumane working conditions in the ...
Two dominant narratives have characterized the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): (1) the horrific abuse of women through sexual v... JTD Kelly,A King-Close,R Perks - 《Futures》 被引量: 9发表: 2014年 Comparison between artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana an...
Gold miners in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) no longer fear homicidal warlords and militias but they are still being ruthlessly exploited – by a plague of corrupt government officials, bureaucrats and security personnel, who all demand illegal taxes, fees and levies from ...
It was already known that industrial mining and processing of metals has led to severe environmental pollution in the region. This field study provides novel and robust empirical evidence that the artisanal extraction of cobalt that prevails in the DR Congo may cause toxic harm to vulnerable ...