Abstract Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) activities continue to grow in many
resource-endowed countries with ASM-generated revenues serving as a precursor to socio …

Globally, forests provide several functions and services to support humans' well-being and
the mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHGs). The services that forests provide enable the …

In light of the growing need for countries to stay within their ecological limits, this paper
examines how the current wave of globalization and electricity consumption drive human …

Abstract The Illegal Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (Galamsey)'Menace'in Ghana: Is a
Military-Style Approach the Answer? The artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector …

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)–small sized, largely unrecognized, rudimentary,
and an informal form of mining–occurs in more than 70 countries around the world and is …

The informal artisanal and small-scale mining (ASGM) sector in Ghana has been engrossed
with grave environmental challenges and practices. Whereas some ideologies call for its …

In this paper, we build on the diverse discussions on the nexus between artisanal and small-
scale mining and agriculture to examine emerging relationships between mining operators …

Abstract Artisanal Small-scale Mining (ASM) is a critical source of livelihoods for large areas
of the Global South but it can bring with it many problems, including deforestation, water …

Carnivorous plants (CPs)—those possessing specific strategies to attract, capture and kill
animal prey and obtain nutrition through the absorption of their biomass—are harbingers of …

Formalisation of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector has come to dominate
the discourse on mineral exhaustion, livelihoods, and the persistence of vulnerabilities in …