(PDF) Impacts of Mining on the Environment in West

Abstract: Mining activities have led to the depletion of over 577.15 km² of forest area in the West African Sahel. zone. These have destroyed the habitats of mammals, including elephants and ...

Development or destruction? Impacts of mining on the environment …

Impacts of mining on the environment and rural livelihoods at Connemara Mine, Zimbabwe, South African Geographical Journal, DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2022.2032294 To lin k to this article: https://doi ...

THE MINING INDUSTRY IN ZIMBABWE: CHALLENGES FOR …

These include Zimbabwe's mining legislation, environmental impacts of the mining industry at global level, in the SADC region and in Zimbabwe. Problems …

The Impact of Mining on the Environment in …

PDF | The impact of mining on the Environment in Gwanda District Zimbabwe: A case study of Blanket Mine 1Maligana Mathe and …

PRESS RELEASE: ZELA's Analysis of Legal Developments and …

The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has produced a situational report that provides an account of the lithium rush in Zimbabwe by artisanal, small-scale, and large-scale miners as well as the associated legal and policy developments. ... The research also assesses the potential and actual impacts of lithium …

Zambia Mining and Environmental Remediation and Improvement Project

Interventions and Expected Results. The World Bank-funded $65.6 million Zambia Mining and Environmental Remediation and Improvement Project (ZMERIP), aims to reduce environmental health risks in critically polluted mining areas. The project specifically targets the communities living in Chingola, Kabwe, Kitwe and Mufulira …

Understanding the Politics of Climate Change in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe produced its first communication to the UNFCCC in 1998 detailing its commitment to lower greenhouse gas emissions and possibly serious challenges that global climate change might have on the country through its various economic activities such as mining, agriculture, transport, energy emissions, rural impacts and forestry …

Assessing the effects of gold mining on environment: A …

This focused on the effects of the gold mining on environment and to examine perception of local communities on environments as well as to investigate the contribution of the mining to local s in study area. A secondary data source includes books, published literature related to effects of mining operation to environment.

(PDF) INVESTIGATING SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND …

INVESTIGATING SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF MINING ON HOST COMMUNITIES: THE CASE OF CONNEMARA GOLD MINING IN MIDLANDS …

Development or destruction? Impacts of mining on the …

We discovered that mining caused extensive environmental destruction, creating artificial hills and open pits as well as promoting massive soil erosion, …

Development or destruction? Impacts of mining …

This study interrogates the impacts of mining at Connemara Gold Mine on the environment and rural livelihoods for surrounding communities the mine. While we acknowledge that mining is a very lucrative business …

Understanding the Environmental Impact

The EIA document itself is a technical tool that identifies, predicts and analyzes impacts on the physical environment, as well as social, cultural and health impacts. It identifies alternatives and mitigation measures to reduce the environmental impacts of a proposed project. The EIA process also serves as an important procedural …

Assessing impacts of mining: Recent contributions from GIS …

Mining produces several environmental, social, and economic impacts which can be analysed spatially using remote sensing (RS) and geographical information systems (GIS). This paper provides an overview of recent studies using these techniques to assess mining impacts on water, land, and society. It also highlights the geographic …

Positive and Negative Effects of Mining

Mining Contributes To Global Warming. Natural resources extracted through mining contribute heavily to global warming. Coal and oil are burned to power cars and our electric grid, releasing dangerous CO2 …

Full article: Environmental management and practises in Zimbabwe…

1. Introduction. As Zimbabwe continues to suffer from environmental conservation problems (Mawere, Citation 2013), academics and policy makers turn to the juridical framework with which the country regulates access to and control over natural resources.The pieces of legislation under this framework, however, are devised to control …

THE MINING INDUSTRY IN ZIMBABWE: CHALLENGES FOR …

Based on information that was collected in August 2017, this paper discusses various aspects of the mining industry. These include Zimbabwe's mining legislation, environmental impacts of the mining industry at global level, in the SADC region and …

Zimbabwe – Climate Change, Law and Policy – Zimbabwe Environmental …

Climate change is one of the most urgent global environmental challenges facing humanity. It is not the only environmental or non-environmental challenge, yet the prospect of its devastating impacts and its potential to change the biophysical and man-made environments is unfathomable. Other global challenges include poverty, insecurity, …

Mining and Environmental Rights in Zimbabwe. A Case …

Abstract. This paper examines the impact of artisanal small-scale mining on the environmental rights of communities in Zvishavane, Zimbabwe. All over the world, …

Mining and Environmental Rights in Zimbabwe. A Case of …

This paper examines the impact of artisanal small-scale mining on the environmental rights of communities in Zvishavane, Zimbabwe. All over the world, mining has been significant in enhancing the livelihoods of the people by reducing poverty and ensuring food security. Despite its major contribution to economic growth and …

Impacts for half of the world's mining areas are …

Mining is a crucial industry — from iron and copper to gravel and sand, we depend on it for the basic building blocks of the modern world. It is a fast changing sector, as the clean energy ...

An Assessment Of The Impact Of Mining On The Environmental …

ABSTRACT. This study examined the impact of mining on the environmental rights of the people of the Mapanzure area in Zvishavane. Zvishavane district is located along the great Dyke belt, which is a hub to many valuable minerals such as chrome, diamonds, platinum and gold.

All That Glitters is Not Gold: Turmoil in Zimbabwe's Mining …

[fn] Mukasiri Sibanda, "Analysis of new gold buying framework in Zimbabwe with a special emphasis on artisanal and small-scale gold mining", Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association, 31 May 2020.Hide Footnote Amid the collapsing economy, an estimated 1.5 million people have turned to artisanal mining as a safety …

Chinese dominance in Zimbabwe's lithium mines: Potential …

In the global race for energy transition minerals that are meant to help address the climate change crisis, Zimbabwe is one of the few African countries with important lithium reserves. If mining projects are managed transparently and with respect for property rights, human rights and openness to competitive investments, it can …

Socio-economic Impacts of China's Mining Investments in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's mining profile differs from many other countries in Africa, such as South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Ghana, that tend to rely on a much smaller range of minerals and fewer large-scale mines (Weng et al. 2018; Kaseke et al. 2015). As indicated, Chinese mining conglomerates have been venturing …

The Environmental Problems Caused by Mining | Earth.Org

A village was set up to support 15,000 miners working in the ruby mine near Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar. Photo: Pardieu et al. (2017). However, compared to many other industries such as agriculture, mining uses relatively small pockets of land, and the future of mining could move to using techniques that are arguably even less invasive on …

Zimbabwe Alternative Mining Indaba (ZAMI) 12th Edition

This 12th edition of ZAMI comes at a time when the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) obligations of mining companies are in the spotlight and the globe is advocating for a just transition in all facets of operations. A broad range of ESG issues, such as the impacts of mining on climate change, water use, labor rights, health, …

Community-Based Monitoring Detects Sources and Risks of Mining …

Although mining and mineral processing are vital for many economies in the Global South, they are associated with enormous challenges of managing potentially devastating environmental impacts. In contexts where environmental oversight agencies often lack financial and personal capacities to fulfill their role, community-based …

Mining and Climate Change: Risks, …

According to McKinsey, mining accounts for 4%–7% of global GHG emissions globally, directly, through operations and indirectly, through power generation. In the same vein, the cost of access to capital is also …

The impact of mining activities on local people and environment…

At the same time the effects the mining activities on the local people and the environment have also been wide spread in these economies. While the contributions of mining in Zimbabwe is adequately appreciated, the impact of mining activities has also received its fair share of criticism especially from the general public.

Zimbabwe: Chinese mining firms accused of environmental …

The environmental impacts by some Chinese companies operating in Zimbabwe can only be described as catastrophic, according to leading environmentalist and human rights activist Farai Maguwu. Maguwu told The Epoch Times that some Chinese companies don't even have proper licenses to operate in Zimbabwe.