Kenya is a developing country that relies heavily on agriculture and extraction of minerals. There are areas where we rely on the extraction industry – open mining in quarries for extraction of raw materials for road construction, which has also affected the issue of climate and weather patterns...
New York—Gems Keep Giving, a charitable development fund started by the International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA), has completed its first project. ICA launched Gems Keep Giving last year to aid and support colored stone mining and cutting communities around the world. Key areas ...
“The jewelry industry is an important part of the climate solution and the work Pure Earth is doing to reduce global mercury emissions by championing responsible, mercury-free gold mining practices, that includes the reforestation of damaged land. We all have a shared responsibility in leaving no...
In addition, artisanal mining prospection and exploitation considered as one of the principal threats to biodiversity in the KNP [2] has been observed along the Musipasi River (Abwe et al. 2014, pers. comm) [104] on the KP towards the northern border of the Core Zone of the KNP. ...
2.2.3. Deep-Sea Mining While still occupying less than 1% of the planet’s surface, all land-based mining has expanded significantly and has had a detrimental effect on biodiversity, the emission of highly toxic pollutants, the quality and distribution of water, and human health [8]. Despite...