Estimating the “Forgone” ESVs for Small-Scale Gold Mining Using Historical Image Data
Ghana’s economic development relies largely on the mining industry, but the ecological cost is very high, particularly for the small-scale sector. To ascertain and give an account of the ecological pressures from the small-scale gold mining sector, we quantified and appraised the ecosystems (land co...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-10-01
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Series: | Sustainability |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/11/1976 |