[HTML][HTML] Wild meat is still on the menu: Progress in wild meat research, policy, and practice from 2002 to 2020

DJ Ingram, L Coad, EJ Milner-Gulland… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Several hundred species are hunted for wild meat in the tropics, supporting the diets,
customs, and livelihoods of millions of people. However, unsustainable hunting is one of the …

Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research needs in conservation science

LJ Sonter, SH Ali, JEM Watson - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mining poses serious and highly specific threats to biodiversity. However, mining can also
be a means for financing alternative livelihood paths that, over the long-term, may prevent …

[HTML][HTML] The race for critical minerals in Africa: A blessing or another resource curse?

J Boafo, J Obodai, E Stemn, PN Nkrumah - Resources Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
There is currently an exponential growth in the global demand for critical minerals,
particularly lithium, to meet clean energy and decarbonisation objectives. However …

Urban green area provides refuge for native small mammal biodiversity in a rapidly expanding city in Ghana

BY Ofori, RA Garshong, F Gbogbo, EH Owusu… - Environmental …, 2018 - Springer
Urbanization is a key driver of global biodiversity loss. Although sub-Saharan African
countries are experiencing unprecedented urbanization and urban expansion, very little is …

The secondary impact of mining on primates and other medium to large mammals in forest reserves in southwestern Ghana

EH Owusu, BY Ofori, DK Attuquayefio - The Extractive Industries and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The upsurge of mining in Africa promises substantial economic development opportunities,
but poses serious threats to the continent's natural environment and rich biodiversity. We …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic influence of mining-induced land use land cover changes on avifauna community over a mining landscape, Ghana

S Kumi, P Addo-Fordjour, B Fei-Baffoe… - Trees, Forests and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite the ecological importance of avifauna and the well-documented deleterious effects
of mining on biodiversity, there is skimpy attention on the specific consequences of mining …

Evaluation of groundwater quality and its suitability by applying the geospatial and IWQI techniques for irrigation purposes in the southwestern coastal plain of …

MT Ahmed, MY Hasan, MU Monir, BK Biswas… - Arabian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The groundwater quality for irrigation and drinking purposes has become a great concern
because of salinity intrusion in the coastal zone of Bangladesh. The aim of this study is to …

The impact of industrial activities on vector-borne disease transmission

RT Jones, LS Tusting, HMP Smith, S Segbaya… - Acta tropica, 2018 - Elsevier
Industrial activities have produced profound changes in the natural environment, including
the mass removal of trees, fragmentation of habitats, and creation of larval mosquito …

Terrestrial vertebrates in modified landscapes in northeastern Mindanao, Philippines

MNRM Quibod, KNL Alcantara… - Journal of Animal …, 2021 - journals.lu.ac.ir
Dinagat Islands hold most of the mineral deposits in the Philippines and have been among
the largest mining contributors in the country since 1939. Aside from a massive mining …

Impact mitigation or ecological restoration? Examining the environmental sustainability practices of multinational mining companies

P Amoah, G Eweje - Business Strategy and the Environment, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This paper examines the environmental sustainability practices of multinational mining
companies in addressing their impacts and promoting the sustainable development of local …