Author: James BergströmPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Environmental Effects of Mining in the SADC Region
Author: James BergströmPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Mining and the Law in Africa
Author: Victoria R. NalulePublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030330087
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The mining sector has been an integral part of economic development in many African countries. Although minerals have been exploited for decades in these countries, the benefits have not always been as visible. This has necessitated reforms including nationalisation of mining activities in the distant past; and currently legal and regulatory reforms. This book gives an insight of these reforms and with reference to the fieldwork research undertaken by the author in some African countries, the book highlights the social and environmental impacts of mining activities in Africa. The central question of the book is, why the mining laws have worked in some countries but not others and what can be done to ensure that these laws are effective? Consequently, the book analyses the legal reforms made in the sector and highlights both the challenges and the opportunities for foreign investors as well as the African governments and local communities. The book will be of great interest to researchers and students in Energy and Geography related fields, as well as to practitioners and policy makers.
Impacts of artisanal gold and diamond mining on livelihoods and the environment in the Sangha Tri-National Park landscape
Author: Tieguhong Julius ChupeziPublisher: CIFOR
ISBN: 6028693146
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Mining and the Environment
Author: International Development Research Centre (Canada)Publisher: IDRC
ISBN: 0889368287
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Mining and the Environment: Case studies from the Americas
The Regional Impacts of Climate Change
Author: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group II.Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521634557
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
The Socio-Economic Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Developing Countries
Author: G.M. HilsonPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1135291225
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description
The purpose of this book is to examine both the positive and negative socioeconomic impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining in developing countries. In recent years, a number of governments have attempted to formalize this rudimentary sector of industry, recognizing its socioeconomic importance. However, the industry continues to be plagued by
Regulating Mining in Africa
Author: Bonnie K. CampbellPublisher: Nordic Africa Institute
ISBN: 9789171065278
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Liberalisation of the mining sector in Africa in the 1980s: a developmental perspective. II.
Livestock's Long Shadow
Author: Henning SteinfeldPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251055717
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
"The assessment builds on the work of the Livestock, Environment and Development (LEAD) Initiative"--Pref.
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining
Author: Thomas HentschelPublisher: IIED
ISBN: 1843694700
Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Based on studies from countries in Africa, South America and Asia, looks at small-scale mining activities which often are both illegal and environmentally damaging, and dangerous for workers and their communities. Gives an overview on the issues and challenges involved, concluding about how sustainable development can be achieved.
Chinese trade and investment and the forests of the Congo Basin
Author: Louis PutzelPublisher: CIFOR
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Since 2000 and the implementation of China’s ‘going abroad’ policy, mainland Chinese state-owned and private companies have significantly increased their interests in the resources and investment opportunities of the Congo Basin, bringing new opportunities as well as potential social and environmental costs. This report is a synthesis of some main findings of preliminary scoping studies conducted by CIFOR and partners in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon. It focuses on how Chinese trade and investment in the forestry, mining and agricultural sectors might relate to effects on forests and forest-dependent communities in the region. All studies were conducted under the CIFOR project ‘Chinese trade and investment in Africa: Assessing and governing trade-offs to national economies, local livelihoods and forest ecosystems’, initiated in 2010. The scoping studies yielded useful results, including an increased understanding of the main trends in natural resources trade between the target countries and China, and the major land-based productive sectors targeted by Chinese investors. The studies also considered the role of national agencies tasked with promoting investment and overseeing corporate adherence to environmental and social requirements, and provided a better understanding of the informal processes surrounding investment and acquisition of land and other resources.