Opencast coal mining has a series of consequences on land resources and places
enormous pressure on the ecological environment. Stripping, excavation, transportation and …

The forest restoration challenge (globally 2 billion ha) and the prospect of changing climate
with increasing frequency of extreme events argues for approaching restoration from a …

This research examines the role of smartphones in refugees' journeys. It traces the risks and
possibilities afforded by smartphones for facilitating information, communication, and …

Tropical forests are among the most diverse ecosystems in the world, completed by huge
biodiversity. An expansion in natural resource extraction through open-pit mining activities …

Surface coal mines prior to 1950 in the USA were generally left without any reclamation. As
government regulations advanced since then, mine operators were required to backfill the …

This study investigated the impact of industrial wastewater originating from the Port-Harcourt
Refinery Company Limited on Ekerekana Creek in Rivers State, serving as a primary fishing …

Understanding how reclamation practices influence plant community assembly and
succession is an important step in developing realistic indicators and targets for reclamation …

Nitrogen (N) supply is the major limiting nutrient in most reclamation schemes. In reclaimed
mine soil (RMS), examining the N dynamics can be especially informative for understanding …

The growth of revegetation plants in post-mining areas is determined by the mine soil
quality, which strongly depends on the physical and chemical properties of the original soil …

Mining-induced subsidence inevitably caused damage to farmland and created newborn
ponding in mining areas with high groundwater tables. However, traditional mining and …