Environmental Crime in Sub-Saharan Africa – A Review and Future Challenges

Lambrechts, Derica

doi:10.1080/02589346.2016.1213692

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“…This is supported by a survey by Peluola (2016), who revealed that e-waste workers were at risk of absorbing hazardous substances through their skin as well as smoke inhalation. Lambrechts (2016) and Nnorom and Osibanjo (2011) also observed that e-waste recyclers used rudimentary and crude ways such as burning to recover useful parts without due care on the effect on their health. Adanu et al (2020) found that e-waste workers used stones, hammers and banging e-waste items on the ground to separate components.…”

Section: Human Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Developing countries resort to unregulated recycling that use manual processes to reclaim precious metals found in e-waste, these activities damage the environment through acid leaching and open burning, causing landfills and dumpsites to be the most polluted sites (Tetteh & Lengel, 2017;Velis, 2017). Ghana's Agbogbloshie is one of the biggest landfills in the world, which covers over 20 acres, where crude and manual recycling takes place (Lambrechts, 2016). The Agbogbloshie receives over 15% of the global e-waste where informal recycling is done, releasing lead, mercury, and zinc into the environment making the site the world's most toxic (Boaten, 2011).…”

Section: Landfillsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Improper handling of e-waste through the burning of monitors and cables lead to the release of harmful substances into the soil (Peluola, 2016). Lambrechts (2016) noted that most African countries did not have the knowledge to manage e-waste and therefore resort to dumping, which further leads to environmental degradation. In Ghana, improper e-waste recycling has led to contamination of the soil and rivers through the release of toxins from lead, mercury, arsenic among others affecting the Agbogbloshie's informal workers and nearby communities (Amuzu, 2018;Srigboh et al, 2016).…”

Section: Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Ghana, improper e-waste recycling has led to contamination of the soil and rivers through the release of toxins from lead, mercury, arsenic among others affecting the Agbogbloshie's informal workers and nearby communities (Amuzu, 2018;Srigboh et al, 2016). Lambrechts (2016) concurred that to recover precious materials, improper e-waste handling resulted in crude recycling practices that threatened the environment. Another study revealed that improper e-waste recycling led to exposure to hazardous metals such as arsenic, lead, mercury, and cadmium which affected the environment and public health (Machete, 2017).…”

Section: Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One of the significant challenges to e-waste management in the Sub-Saharan Africa region is the lack of specific policies, as current policies in most countries deal with general hazardous waste and cannot curb illegal importation and recycling of e-waste. Lambrechts (2016) noted that the Basel Convention had reported that African countries had policies that covered general hazardous waste, and none had enacted laws that deal with e-waste. Olafisoye et al (2013) noted that many countries did not have specific e-waste policies, and this has led to the continuous discharge of toxic materials into the environment.…”

Section: Lack Of Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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E-waste management in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review

Maphosa

2020

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The developing world has become the primary destination for used electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) exported by the developed world, making e-waste management critical. This paper aims to determine the state of e-waste management in Sub-Saharan Africa by critically reviewing the corpus on electronic waste (e-waste) management in the region. Even though many studies were conducted on e-waste management, very few are conducted on developing countries who are significant recipients of used EEE. We applied a systematic literature review (SLR) process on research articles retrieved from Web of Science, EBSCO Host and Sabinet databases. Using the keywords that included e-waste management or recycling or policy in Sub-Saharan Africa or Africa, we searched for articles from these databases. We analysed 25 papers selected from 151,558 papers initially retrieved to answer the research questions. The findings revealed that about 80% of research on e-waste management in the Sub-Saharan Africa region was undertaken in three countries: Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa. The review of the selected articles revealed that lack of policy and limited recycling infrastructure were the main barriers to effective e-waste management. The SLR revealed that most

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The evolution of regional wildlife conservation, environmental protection and anti-poaching law in the Southern African development community

Mogomotsi

Cox

2020

Commonwealth Law Bulletin

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Environmental laws in Africa have their roots in the political economy of colonialism. This article examines the evolution of wildlife crime and conservation institutional framework in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. SADC countries have ratified multilateral environmental agreements and embraced Transboundary Conservation Areas. However, SADC states are hesitant to ratify treaties that make inroads into their sovereignty. Classification of poaching as a transnational organised crime is essential in effectively combating this crime. Policy recommendation on the effective use of wildlife instruments is made. It is recommended that the SADC Tribunal be resuscitated with jurisdiction over transnational environmental issues. Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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In this study, the researchers find the key spots and recent changes in environmental crime. Using bibliometric analysis, the researchers examined a sample of 772 research from the ISI Web of Science database to find research activity on environmental crime between 2004 and 2022. Also, the researchers visualized the knowledge domains in this field using bibliometric software like CiteSpace and R-Biblioshiny. The research unravels the most influential published articles and authors on their citations and publications and their location and significance within the connection. The researchers further examined the recent themes, identified the barriers to developing literature in this field, and made recommendations for future research. Research on environmental crime globally lacks cross-border collaborations between emerging and developed economies. The researchers concluded the study by recommending three future research directions.

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Environmental Crime in Sub-Saharan Africa – A Review and Future Challenges

Cited by 4 publications

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E-waste management in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review

E-waste management in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review

The evolution of regional wildlife conservation, environmental protection and anti-poaching law in the Southern African development community

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