Illegal gold mine in southern Ghana (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Illegal gold mine in southern Ghana

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Southern Ghana is a global hotspot of extraction-induced threats to biodiversity. Artisanal small-scale alluvial gold mining like this threatens important bird areas through environmental mercury pollution.

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David Edwards

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