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Deforestation triggered by artisanal mining in eastern Democratic ...

2024年9月2日  The discovery of valuable minerals in the mineral-abundant eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo can stimulate extensive migration into remote areas of the Congo Basin rainforest....

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Mining in the Congo rainforest causes more deforestation than ...

2024年9月20日  Settlements and farmland spring up around mining sites, with deforestation impacts that are, on average, 28 times larger than the mine itself. The Congo Basin

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Restoration of Degraded Lands and Alternatives in Artisanal

Artisanal mining is one of the activities that mobilizes a large number of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for their livelihoods and survival. However, these

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A global-scale data set of mining areas Scientific Data - Nature

2020年9月8日  The data set can help filling existing gaps for spatially explicit mineral extraction assessments on a global scale. It opens up opportunities to improve environmental pressure

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Mining in the Congo Basin: Getting to the Heart of the

2013年5月20日  In Central Africa, WWF and the World Bank have produced a film to help broaden understanding of the environmental impacts of planned mines in the Congo Basin.

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‘Conflict Minerals’ initiatives in DR Congo: Perceptions of local ...

The research team visited mining areas across the four eastern provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu, Maniema and (North) Katanga. The selection of sites was designed to reflect a broad

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Deforestation from mining in the Congo more than ‘a

2012年7月16日  For a quick look at these environmental impacts, you can use publicly available remote sensing tools, such as Google Earth, Putzel says. Take for example, a Chinese joint venture small cobalt mining site in Southeast

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ARTISANAL GOLD MINING IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF

ARTISANAL GOLD MINING IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 3 history.6 The United Nations Panel of Experts estimates “that 98% of all gold produced the DRC is

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The Dark Side of Congo’s Cobalt Rush - The New Yorker

2021年5月24日  In recent decades, hundreds of thousands of Congolese have moved to the formerly remote area. Kolwezi now has more than half a million residents. Many Congolese have taken jobs at...

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Maps of DRC - IPIS

2024年2月15日  Analysis of the interactive map of artisanal mining areas in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (2023 update) December 22, 2023. Since 2009, IPIS has mapped and collected data at more than 2,800 Artisanal and

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Mapping artisanal mining areas and mineral supply chains in

Simba, commanded by Mando, the two Nduma Defense of Congo (NDC) factions, and the Nyatura mili-tia. The Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda (FDLR), on the other hand, lost control over most of its mining areas over the past three years. South Kivu’s artisanal mining sector has been affected by

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Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis Using

2014年7月21日  Earth observation is an important source of information in areas that are too remote, too insecure or even both for traditional field surveys. A multi-scale analysis approach is developed to monitor the Kivu provinces in

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Moving to the mines: Motivations of men and women for

2017年3月1日  Artisanal and small scale mining (ASM) sites in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) present livelihoods opportunities within an evolving security situation, thus offering the potential for economic and physical security. This paper presents survey data detailing reasons why men and women in eastern DRC migrate to ASM sites, with a specific

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Mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mining law in the DRC is given by the mining code, which was passed into law by the Joseph Kabila administration in 2018. This replaced the previous code passed by Kabila in 2002 near the end of the Second Congo War.The revised code was opposed by many multinational mining companies, since it introduced new taxes and removed a stability clause protecting existing

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Deforestation triggered by artisanal mining in eastern Democratic ...

The discovery of valuable minerals in the mineral-abundant eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo can stimulate extensive migration into remote areas of the Congo Basin rainforest. Despite the widespread practice of artisanal mining, its role in the ongoing deforestation has not received adequate attention. Using difference-in-differences estimation, we show that artisanal

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Detection and Monitoring of Small-Scale Mining Operations in

Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Using Multi-Temporal, Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing Data Christian Walther and Michaela Frei Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Remote Sensing, Germany (christian.walther@bgr) Mining of so-called "conflict minerals" is often related with small-scale mining activities.

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New large-scale mapping project of artisanal and small-scale mining

Over the next two years, IPIS - in partnership with USAID, Tetra Tech and the Congolese Ministry of Mines (SAEMAPE) – will undertake a large-scale mapping effort of artisanal and small-scale mining sites in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with the aim to provide observers, suppliers and policymakers with reliable data to understand artisanal mineral

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Mapping Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining in Senegal Using ...

2020年11月20日  The methodology, tested at known mining sites, is developed for the purpose of nationwide identification and mapping of active (officially or not officially known) mining sites. 2 Study Area. The study area is located in southeastern Senegal in the region called Kedougou (Figure 1). It covers an area of 16,896 km 2 and borders Mali and Guinea.

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Impacts for half of the world’s mining areas are undocumented

2024年1月3日  Remote-sensing techniques can help: satellite data, sensors in smartphones and unmanned aerial vehicles could supplement reported data sources for mining sites.

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Restoration of Degraded Lands and Alternatives in Artisanal Mining ...

Abstract Artisanal mining is one of the activities that mobilizes a large number of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for their livelihoods and survival.

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Mapping artisanal mining areas and mineral supply chains in

Simba, commanded by Mando, the two Nduma Defense of Congo (NDC) factions, and the Nyatura mili-tia. The Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda (FDLR), on the other hand, lost control over most of its mining areas over the past three years. South Kivu’s artisanal mining sector has been affected by

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‘Conflict Minerals’ initiatives in DR Congo: Perceptions of local ...

The research team visited mining areas across the four eastern provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu, Maniema and (North) Katanga. The selection of sites was designed to reflect a broad picture of the artisanal mining landscape across these provinces. Focus groups were organised in the following towns:

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Illegal mining in Congo wiping out gorilla populations

2016年4月7日  Fewer than 3,800 Grauer gorillas still live in the wild, down from 17,000 in 1998 due mainly to illegal mining for coltan and other minerals, a report shows.

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Armed groups, territorial control, land disputes, and gold

2023年9月29日  Hostilities started in 2017-2018 in agricultural and livestock farming areas where few mining sites are located, and only moved towards gold mining zones at a later stage (2020-2021). Armed groups moved gradually into Djugu’s mining areas as the conflicts persisted. CODECO did so in search of new resources as part of their survival strategy.

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DR Congo: WEG GEARED TO SERVICE THE DRC MINING SECTOR

2024年9月25日  For over 20 years, WEG has been a strategic supplier to the mining sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Its local South African manufacturing base has been central to reduced lead times, while a well-established distribution and service network has enhanced support capabilities and, ultimately, customer satisfaction. With a total mineral wealth

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Restoration of Degraded Lands and Alternatives in Artisanal Mining ...

Abstract Artisanal mining is one of the activities that mobilizes a large number of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for their livelihoods and survival.

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(PDF) Conservation, conflict and semi-industrial mining: the case

2022年12月13日  Semi-industrial mining in and near protected areas in eastern DRC exacerbates violent conflict in three ways: 1) it fosters competition between political-military networks; 2) it creates new, and ...

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Supporting Sustainable Mining Practices and Pathways in the Congo

2023年12月21日  International conventions and protocols concerning environmental impacts relevant to mining operations in the DRC.

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Assessment of the Mining Sector and Infrastructure Development in

to protected areas, resulting in the degradation of forests by opening access to otherwise intact and remote areas. As forests are opened for logging and mining, bushmeat hunting is likely to increase, dramatically affecting wildlife popula-tions. Agriculture threatens forests because large areas of land are cleared or burned.

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Mining In Republic Of The Congo The Diggings™

At the time these mines were surveyed, 7 mines in Republic Of The Congo were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine. 1 Republic Of The Congo has 1 prospect mine. 2 2 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.

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