Everywhere you look headlines scream #Stop Galamsey Now! But, if you have lived in a place in Ghana where ‘Galamsey’ (i.e. artisanal/small-scale gold mining) is immense, you have seen it all.
• Water bodies pollution; land and forest degradation;
• Livelihood impact and poverty due to lack of jobs;
• Health &safety risks e.g. risks associated with mining pitfalls, mercury pollution etc.
Considering these systemic failures over several decades to:1)properly regulate the Galamsey industry; 2) efficiently manage the landscapes natural resources/ecosystem services and: 3)address the socio-economic concerns within the affected communities, could be construed as one of the greatest scandals and policy failures by state authorities (national; regional; municipalities), and traditional authorities(e.g. chiefs).
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