Mining and Environmental Rights in Zimbabwe. A Case of …
This paper examines the impact of artisanal small-scale mining on the environmental rights of communities in Zvishavane, Zimbabwe. All over the world, mining has been significant in enhancing the livelihoods of the people by reducing poverty and ensuring food security. Despite its major contribution to economic growth and …
All That Glitters is Not Gold: Turmoil in Zimbabwe's Mining …
[fn] Mukasiri Sibanda, "Analysis of new gold buying framework in Zimbabwe with a special emphasis on artisanal and small-scale gold mining", Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association, 31 May 2020.Hide Footnote Amid the collapsing economy, an estimated 1.5 million people have turned to artisanal mining as a safety …
FACTSHEET: Zimbabwe's wetlands and environmental …
Zimbabwe has been a party to the Ramsar Convention since 2013. However, the country's wetlands are under serious threat from commercial activity, chiefly construction, agriculture and mining. According to a draft government policy document, wetlands make up 3% of Zimbabwe's total surface area, about 11 700 square kilometres. …
Impacts for half of the world's mining areas are …
Mining is a crucial industry — from iron and copper to gravel and sand, we depend on it for the basic building blocks of the modern world. It is a fast changing sector, as the clean energy ...
A Conceptual Framework for Greener Goldmining through Environmental …
Additional environmental impacts of mining are discussed in Section 2.4.3 on Activity Based Costing (ABC). Above discussions lead to a preliminary version of a content proposition and an
An Assessment Of The Impact Of Mining On The Environmental …
ABSTRACT. This study examined the impact of mining on the environmental rights of the people of the Mapanzure area in Zvishavane. Zvishavane district is located along the great Dyke belt, which is a hub to many valuable minerals such as chrome, diamonds, platinum and gold.
Evidence of the impacts of metal mining and the effectiveness of mining
Mining activities, including prospecting, exploration, construction, operation, maintenance, expansion, abandonment, decommissioning and repurposing of a mine can impact social and environmental systems in a range of positive and negative, and direct and indirect ways. Mining can yield a range of benefits to societies, but it may also …
Effects of Mining on Urban Environmental Change: A Case …
The environment supplies water, land, biological resources, and climate resources for people's daily life and development, dramatically affecting the subsistence and development of human beings. Panzhihua City is a representative resource-based industrial city of southwestern China. The abundant mineral resources provide the material basis …
State of mining industry report
A COUPLE of weeks back, Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines published its state of the mining industry survey report looking at issues faced by the industry and prospects for 2022. To ensure objectivity, the Chamber states that its involvement was restricted to sponsoring and facilitating access to information to its members who form a greater part.
(PDF) Impact of mining on environment: A case study of …
PDF | On May 31, 2021, Wakio Mwakesi Irene and others published Impact of mining on environment: A case study of Taita Taveta County, Kenya | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ...
Development or destruction? Impacts of mining on the environment …
This study interrogates the impacts of mining at Connemara Gold Mine on the environment and rural livelihoods for surrounding communities the mine. While we acknowledge that mining is a very lucrative business and one of the major drivers of the Zimbabwean economy, we argue that most of the benefits of mining tend to be enjoyed …
The Impact of Mining on the Environment in …
An increase in artisanal and small-scale miners has had a signi cant negative effect on the environment, and there have been …
THE MINING INDUSTRY IN ZIMBABWE: CHALLENGES FOR …
These include Zimbabwe's mining legislation, environmental impacts of the mining industry at global level, in the SADC region and in Zimbabwe. Problems …
(PDF) The Impact of Human Activities on the Environment, …
In rural communities, activities such as agriculture and cropping patterns have a high environmental impact while in urban areas industrial and mining activities have also major impact to the environment. According to Martini et al. (2017), communities and other stakeholders have a responsibility to preserve and conserve the natural environment.
(PDF) THE MINING INDUSTRY IN ZIMBABWE: …
From a sustainable development (SD) point of view, mining poses a serious danger which should be addressed at both local and national levels. Since the early years of independence (1980-1984), several Zimbabwean …
CASE STUDIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF …
4.3.2 Disadvantages (negative impacts) of sand and gravel mining 58 4.3.2.1 Respondents' views on the activity 58 4.3.2.2 Negative effects of mining to people's lives 59 4.3.2.3 Negative impacts of mining observed by respondents 60 4.3.2.4 Accidents reported during sand and gravel mining 62
Development or destruction? Impacts of mining on the …
We discovered that mining caused extensive environmental destruction, creating artificial hills and open pits as well as promoting massive soil erosion, contaminating water and land with dangerous chemicals making them unusable for …
THE MINING INDUSTRY IN ZIMBABWE: CHALLENGES FOR …
Based on information that was collected in August 2017, this paper discusses various aspects of the mining industry. These include Zimbabwe's mining legislation, …
Research on the impact of mining on children
Research on the impact of mining on children & youths'right to a healthy & sustainable environment in Zimbabwe
Zambia Mining and Environmental Remediation and Improvement Project
Interventions and Expected Results. The World Bank-funded $65.6 million Zambia Mining and Environmental Remediation and Improvement Project (ZMERIP), aims to reduce environmental health risks in critically polluted mining areas. The project specifically targets the communities living in Chingola, Kabwe, Kitwe and Mufulira …
Assessing the effects of gold mining on environment: A …
This focused on the effects of the gold mining on environment and to examine perception of local communities on environments as well as to investigate the contribution of the mining to local s in study area. A secondary data source includes books, published literature related to effects of mining operation to environment.
(PDF) The Impact of Human Activities on the Environment, …
Abstract and Figures. This study was proposed to explore the impact of human activities on the environment in Mhondongori. In this community, there are natural resources that include minerals ...
(PDF) Development or destruction? Impacts of mining on the environment …
Impacts of mining on the environment and rural livelihoods at Connemara Mine, Zimbabwe, South African Geographical Journal, DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2022.2032294 To lin k to this article: https://doi ...
Typology of Environmental Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
Artisanal and small-scale mining is a widespread economic sector in the African Great Lakes Region, where it has an adverse impact on the population's environment. The purpose of this paper is to summarize and consider the typology of the environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining, in particular, the …
Socio-economic Impacts of China's Mining Investments in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's mining profile differs from many other countries in Africa, such as South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Ghana, that tend to rely on a much smaller range of minerals and fewer large-scale mines (Weng et al. 2018; Kaseke et al. 2015). As indicated, Chinese mining conglomerates have been venturing …
Environmental impacts of mining in Brazil and the environmental …
Environmental impacts of mining have also been evident in Brazil, with some of the world's worst environmental disasters occurring in recent years. These include the collapse of the Fundão tailings dam of Samarco on November 5, 2015 in Mariana, where 50 million cubic meters of mine waste were released, with major effects on …
An assessment of the impact of illegal artisanal gold mining …
A modified mining environmental impact assessment scaled table was used to analyse the impact of illegal mining within the CSA ... arrests and recoveries were low due to increased escapees and changes in ways or strategies by illegal artisanal miners. Artisanal gold mining in Zimbabwe increased between 2000–2008 due to poor …
Understanding the Politics of Climate Change in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe produced its first communication to the UNFCCC in 1998 detailing its commitment to lower greenhouse gas emissions and possibly serious challenges that global climate change might have on the country through its various economic activities such as mining, agriculture, transport, energy emissions, rural impacts and forestry …
Promoting sustainable mining in Zimbabwe
In this article, we shall briefly explore the environmental impacts on three main phases of mining projects and the extent to which sustainable mining is promoted or hindered in Zimbabwe. Brief overview of mining activities in Zimbabwe. Mining projects vary according to the type of metals or minerals to be extracted from the earth.
(PDF) Making Environmental Accounting Work: Case of the Zimbabwe Mining
This chapter discusses global environmental and climate change manifestations at the local level in Zimbabwe, including an analysis of the country's changing physical and climatic characteristics. ... Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 49-57, 2016. [104] K.S. Zhuwarara. An assessment of the impact of Zimbabwe's mining policy, legislative and institutional ...