How a Rush for Minerals Is Causing Deforestation in Tropical Regions

How a rush for minerals is causing deforestation in tropical regions

An analysis of the extent to which mining caused deforestation between 2001 and 2020 in areas near mines in sub-Saharan Africa could help conservation efforts. An analysis of the extent to which mining caused deforestation between 2001 and 2020 in areas near mines in sub-Saharan Africa could help conservation efforts.

Mining drives 34 times more offsite forest loss than direct clearing in sub-Saharan Africa -study

Mining activities across sub-Saharan Africa have triggered far more deforestation beyond mine boundaries than within them, with every hectare of forest directly cleared for mining associated with nearly 34 additional hectares of offsite forest loss, according to a new study.

Mining Sparks Widespread Deforestation in Africa

In a groundbreaking study published recently, the extent of mining-induced deforestation in sub-Saharan Africa has been revealed to be vastly underestimated, with new calculations indicating a significantly larger environmental footprint than previously recognized. By analyzing satellite imagery coupled with advanced machine-learning algorithms, researchers have identified 187,070 hectares of direct deforestation caused by mining activities such…