Artisanal miners panning for diamonds
In the context of Africa's recent mining boom, this research theme explores the environmental threats and transformations posed by industrial and artisanal mining expansion. The distribution of mining exploration and of future mining activity relative to forest change, conservation and current mining is of special interest.
Previous Research
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Development-environment trade-offs posed by mining in Africa
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Distribution of existing and proposed continental 'development corridors' (transportation routes partly spurred by mining) relative to protected areas and conservation priority regions
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Environmentally and economically optimal alternative routes to the proposed Cross-River superhighway project of Nigeria
Current & Future Research
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Spatial distribution of mining exploration (future mining) relative to current mining and projected forest conversion as a means of identifying conservation 'gaps' in the Congo Basin
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Spatial distribution of artisanal mining across the Congo Basin
Focus Areas
Africa
Congo Basin countries
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