Where artisanal mines and forest meet: Socio-economic and environmental impacts in the Congo Basin

Abstract

Where artisanal mines and forest meet: socio-economic and environmental impacts in the Congo Basin Ingram, V.J.; Tieguhong, J.C.; Schure, J.; Nkamgnia, E.; Tadjuidje, M.H. General rightsIt is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: http://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible.

The influence of geomorphology on the role of women at artisanal and small‐scale mine sites

“…An example of such methods is presented by Ingram et al . (), in which 131 miners were interviewed at 17 sites. While such an approach provides a very detailed portrait of each site, in order to meet the goals of this study, it was of greater importance to visit as many sites as possible, accepting the tradeoff that a larger sample size might result in a more cursory examination of the visited sites.…”

“…Ingram et al . () also noted that in parts of the Central African Republic (CAR), women did not participate in any mining activities, due to the local belief that diamond mining renders women sterile. More often than not, however, cultural and traditional barriers result in the relegation of women to more menial, unskilled tasks, such as transporting or washing ore (Hinton et al ., ).…”

Application of artisanal dimension stone in the building industry: factor analysis of the regulatory environment in Nairobi, Kenya

“…Indeed four characteristics of artisanal mining stand out in any definition or description (see, e.g. Buxton, 2013;Common Fund for Commodities, 2008;Deb, Tiwari, & Lahiri-Dutt, 2008;Ingram, Tieguhong, Schure, Nkamgnia, & Tadjuidje, 2011), i.e. its small-scale character, questions on its legality, its informality and its negative socio-environmental effects.…”

The impacts of artisanal gold mining on local livelihoods and the environment in the forested areas of Cameroon

“…Activity levels are dynamic as precious minerals are often inversely correlated with economic opportunity and periods of economic crisis. Artisanal and smallscale mining generates income; minerals provide higher income than other traditional activities within rural mining communities in the Sangha Tri National landscape in central Africa (Ingram et al 2011). Kitula (2006) states that the presence of mining activities in Geita district in Tanzania has created market opportunities for local farmers and small traders, and employment opportunities for others.…”