Assessing the impact of small-scale mining activities on land use land cover and the sustainability of mining practices in Ghana: A case of the Atiwa East district
Authors:
- Samuel Kofi MensahSMSamuel Kofi Mensah
- Emmanuel Kwesi NyantakyiENEmmanuel Kwesi Nyantakyi
- Gifty Serwaa MensahGMGifty Serwaa Mensah
- Ebenezer K. SiabiESEbenezer K. Siabi
- Nana Osei Bonsu AckersonNANana Osei Bonsu Ackerson
- Prince Antwi-AgyeiPAPrince Antwi-Agyei
- Peter DonkorPDPeter Donkor
- Sarah Elikplim SiabiSSSarah Elikplim Siabi
- 18 August 2025
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Resources Policy
- Vol. 109
Abstract
No abstract availableFunding Information
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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