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Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, Volume 35, Issue 3, Page 2211-2226, July 2026.ABSTRACT In multi‐stakeholder initiatives, actors across sectors develop voluntary standards to guide firms' sustainability efforts. While multi‐stakeholder initiatives have long been a prevalent instrument of sustainability regulation, recently, there has been an uptake of legislation that makes it mandatory for firms to acknowledge sustainability ...
Leona A. Henry, Eva van der Zee
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Artisanal mining policy development
Mineral EconomicsAbstract Millions of people are involved in artisanal mining. High prices for certain commodities attract people. The conditions under which they operate are rarely conducive to health, environmental quality or social justice. Addressing some of the many challenges facing both the miners, their families and their national hosts involves ...
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The politics of toxicity governance in Colombian gold mining
Journal of Political EcologyThe most recent Global Mercury Assessment estimates that human-made mercury releases are approximately 2,220 tons per year and that a significant source is artisanal and small-scale gold mining (UNEP 2019).
Christoph Kaufmann
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Perceptions socio-culturelles du recours aux pratiques magico-religieuses chez les orpailleurs sur le site aurifère artisanal de M’banga au Niger [PDF]
Revue HybridesGold is a precious metal. In Niger, artisanal gold mining is a practice that leads to a rush of gold seekers to the gold sites. Every gold seeker goes to these sites in search of gold.
Saadou ABOUBACAR, Issoufou OUMAROU
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Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Formatio CircumiectusAim of the study: Mining operations can negatively impact population’s capacity to obtain nutritious food. This study examines the complicated link between artisanal mining, agricultural production, and food security in the Birim North District of Ghana.
Clement Kwang, Lewis Blagogie
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Women in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in the Adansi North District, Ghana
, 2019 In recent times issues concerning women involvement in small-scale economic activities and reasons for their participation have become topical In most cases women are regarded as weaker organisms and therefore not capable of partaking in activities ...
Ayim, G., Buor, D
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THE ANATOMY OF ARTISANAL GOLD MINING IN WESTERN KENYA
This study examined the anatomy of artisanal gold mining in western Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were; to evaluate the effect of artisanal gold mining on land, water and air pollution in western Kenya, to evaluate the effect of artisanal ...
Nyongesa, Andrew Shitanda
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Satellite detection of vegetation loss in artisanal and small-scale mining regions of Ghana
Geology, Ecology, and LandscapesArtisanal and small-scale mining refers to labor-intensive and low-tech mineral extraction and processing that usually follows no formal mining regulations.
Mohammed Braimah +2 more
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Communication, Technologies et DéveloppementThe artisanal mining sector in Cameroon is characterized by an anarchical extension of mining sites that elude the control and surveillance of government authorities, due to a lack of appropriate logistical, technological, and autonomous resources to ...
André Armand Ndewe +2 more
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Republique Centrafricaine - Etude diagnostique du secteur minier de la Republique Centrafricaine
, 2008 This report presents recommendations to assist the promotion of socially and environmentally responsible artisanal mining practices, discusses formalization of the artisanal mining sector, and advises ...
World Bank
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