Ghana, the world's second-largest cocoa producer, is facing increasing risks to its bean crop from illegal miners and smugglers, according to industry officials, farmers and environmentalists.
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· The study revealed that the Government of Ghana without engaging the miners, placed a 3-week ban (from March 29, 2017, to April 22, 2017) on all ASM activities to be able to address the root causes of illegal mining across the country.
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Semantic Scholar extracted view of "The Ban on Illegal Mining in Ghana: Environmental and Socio-Economic Effect on Local Communities" by S. T. Annan DOI: 10.4236/gep.2024.123009 Corpus ID: 268760411 The Ban on Illegal Mining in Ghana: Environmental and
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· The threat seemed to work. By the end of the three weeks, over 500 excavators used in informal artisanal gold mining – known locally as “galamsey” – had reportedly been voluntarily removed from mining sites. This ultimatum was part of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s promise to eradicate the problem of galamsey “once and for all”.
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· Illegal mining has emerged as a pressing issue with significant implications for economic growth and development in Ghana. This systematic review examines the impact of illegal mining on the
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· Ghana’s media also continues to report recurring arrests of illegal miners, both foreign and locals. In our view, small-scale mining with foreign involvement is unlikely to stop. The state would
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It is well known that illegal small-scale mining activities have dramatically polluted rivers, fouled the environment, and destroyed many farmlands within Ghana. The purpose of this review was to examine the effect of environmental and socio-economic issues of the ban on illegal mining activities on communities in the Amansie West District of
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· Addo-Okyere explains that before the ban, there were 600 legal concessions for mining in the Eastern Region and numerous unknown illegal mining sites. Standards set to enforce conservation “We have set standards that if one doesn’t meet then we don’t issue a permit for mining,” he tells SciDev.Net , saying that only 110 sites have
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· Recent reports indicate that ‘illegal’ artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) continues to flourish in mining communities in Ghana, despite several attempts by governmental apparatuses to stop it. Footnote 1 In response, two presidents, John Dramani Mahama and Nana Akufo-Addo, established inter-ministerial committees on illegal
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· study found that the failure of government interventions since 1989 is as a. result of a lack of proper planning of programmes aimed at dealing with illegal. gold mining and poor collaboration
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· The team is tasked with tackling illegal mining in the Ashanti, Eastern and Western regions of Ghana – the most affected areas. Between 2017 and 2019, the team has arrested over 2 200 illegal miners, including foreign nationals. Gaining national interest. One arrest that gained national attention was that of the ‘Galamsey Queen’ – Aisha
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· There were 21 illegal female miners interviewed in Akwatia, Ghana. The results from this study confirmed that many female miners used their mining money to support their families. Because the ban blocked mining employment opportunities, the women were forced into unreliable and low-paying alternative jobs and were unable to
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:Mining in GhanaAlex Osei-Kojo, Nathan AndrewsPublish Year:2020 · The European Union (EU) is threatening to ban cocoa from Ghana if the negative impact of illegal mining on the country’s environment persists. Making a presentation at the ongoing National
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· Accra, Aug. 16, GNA – Government on Thursday outlined the roadmap to permanently lift the artisanal small-scale mining in the country that involves reclaiming and re-afforestation of mined-out areas.
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· If this translates to the illegal mining sector in Ghana—assuming there are 1 million workers in country—it means that an upwards of 400,000 women could have been affected. Outcomes related to forced removal from artisanal and small-scale gold mining were explored in this study, which offers insight into consequences related to
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· Although Ghana requires permits to mine on a small scale, it is estimated that about 70% of small-scale miners are unregistered and operate illegally. They are known locally as galamsey , meaning
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· For Ghanian officials participating in the meeting, a key priority of is to use satellite data to monitor de-forestation and spot illegal mines. The satellite data and imagery are updated several times a week as NASA’s LandSat satellites pass over Ghana. The challenge is that that satellite imagery provided by NASA is both voluminous but also
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· PDF | In Ghana, small-scale mining (SSM) has been carried out for many years, generating employment and income a ban was placed on illegal mining activities in March 2017 (Darko et al ., 2021
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:Mining in GhanaIllegal Gold Mining · Ghana's widespread illegal mining activities are destroying the gold-rich West African country's forests, the government's forestry agency warned Tuesday at a
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· Illegal mining in Ghana is an archetypical complex problem as it is cross-scalar, involving public, private, nonprofit sector actors interacting at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels of government. The relevant public agencies regulating the sector are the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, the Minerals Commission, and the
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· Key stakeholders review fight against illegal mining. September 16, 2022. GNA. Accra, Sept 16, GNA – The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, Friday chaired a meeting of the Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Illegal Mining to review various strategies and measures to clamp down on illegal small-scale
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· Illegal mining in Ghana has assumed alarming proportions and it is threatening the survival of water bodies. Most of these illegal miners use very dangerous substances like cyanide and mercury in processing their ore, which are not biodegradable and leach into the water bodies creating serious problems for the communities who use
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· Illegal mining is posing real threat to a sector that has over the years proven to be the hallmark of Ghana’s economy; the cocoa sector. Cocoa beans from Ghana risk being banned on the European
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For regulating the activities of mining for environmental sustainability and management, the government of Ghana imposed ban on illegal mining with the popular phrase “operation vanguard.” Operation Vanguard is a military police joint task force set up by the President of Ghana in 2017 to combat the operation of galamsey in Ghana.
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Volume 21 Issue 2 Article 1 2022 Impact of the ban on illegal mining activities on raw water quality: A case-study of Konongo Water Treatment Plant, Ashanti Region of Ghana Follow this and
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May 28, 2018. Courtesy: Oxfam. The coming end of a ban on small-scale mining in Ghana will increase the difficulties involved in countering illegal mining, likely seeing the practice remain widespread. This the view of BMI Research – a unit of the Fitch Group. The government’s decision to lift a ban on small-scale mining, announced in May
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· The Gold Rush. Ghana is a major gold exporter and the precious metal remains one of the vital sources of revenue for the nation. In 2020, gold contributed close to GHC 7.8 billion, roughly 1.3 billion U.S. dollars to Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However, an estimated $2.3 billion worth of illegally-mined gold left Ghana in 2016.
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DOI: 10.4236/gep.2024.123009 Corpus ID: 268760411 The Ban on Illegal Mining in Ghana: Environmental and Socio-Economic Effect on Local Communities @article{Annan2024TheBO, title={The Ban on Illegal Mining in Ghana: Environmental and Socio-Economic
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· Ghana’s illegal mining continues because the rules and reality are disconnected. By Richard Kumah, PhD Candidate, Environmental Studies. November 4, 2022. Illegal gold mining is spreading rapidly in Ghana. Wikimedia Commons/Flickr. Artisanal and small-scale mining – a low-tech, indigenous mining subsector – is taking
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:Mining in GhanaMiners · Ghana’s illegal mining continues because the rules and reality are disconnected. Published: November 1, 2022 9:36am EDT. Illegal gold mining is spreading rapidly in Ghana. Wikimedia
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