Responsible mineral sourcing is a major issue on the global sustainability agenda. Spurred
by “conflict minerals”, debates about the ethics of mineral supply chains now encompass a …

Since the year 2000, an unprecedented commodity boom has been accompanied by
intense scholarly attention on the various challenges involving women and gender in …

While the rural development consequences of Zimbabwe's Fast Track Land Reform
Programme have been heavily debated, there is a dearth of literature focusing on the post …

This paper investigates the internal migration dynamics involving women from the Northern
part of Ghana to the South to engage in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)–low-tech …

This paper explores the gendered contexts of artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-
Saharan Africa, and traces how women are likely to be excluded from current policy pushes …

There are many scenarios that can develop when the large and small-scale mining sectors
form an interface. This paper focuses on the complexities of large-scale and artisanal and …

Ghana is fast losing its ecological health to illegal gold mining (IGM), since the last two
decades. Aside the dearth and paucity of studies on IGM, prior literature on IGM have largely …

Ghana legally recognizes ASM as a legitimate livelihood source with formalization
blueprints for operators. However, the regulation of ASM activities in Ghana can largely be …

Academics across disciplines are increasingly employing political ecology lenses to unpack
conflicts related to resource extraction. Yet, an area that remains under-researched and …

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has often been touted as an employment-creation
avenue for millions of operators worldwide, including women. This employment-generation …