Assessment for Artisanal Gold Mining Impacts on Vegetation Ecology at Shire Districts

Mehari Girmay

doi:doi:10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11

| Peer-Reviewed

Assessment for Artisanal Gold Mining Impacts on Vegetation Ecology at Shire Districts

Mehari Girmay

Published in International Journal of Secondary Education (Volume 6, Issue 4)

Received: 28 June 2018 Accepted: 11 July 2018 Published: 28 December 2018

Views: Downloads:

Download PDF

Share This Article

Twitter
Linked In
Facebook

Abstract

Ethiopia is one of the countries that are making efforts to formalize the ASM (artisanal gold mining) sector by licensing individual miners, providing technical support for capacity building, and setting up basic infrastructure and facilitating formalized marketing of gold. The study area was in hectare where most the active mining and ecological land use and land cover were revealed. Because of this mining indigenous plants are degraded. Along the mining adjacent (rescued near to mining site), there was many indicator plants as the area is rich in various plant species. The present study was investigate on the spot that ecological impacts such deforestation, siltation, formation of trench and pits, top soil removal, water pollution and veldt fires were more significant. The government should enforcers the laws and regulations and promoter of mining development side by side putting ecological impacts mitigation measurements with stakeholders. Governments should enhance paying attention in supporting to financial resources and more incentives for conservation damaged ecosystems and create awareness and enforcing rules to create a healthy, sustainable and productive environment.

Published in	International Journal of Secondary Education (Volume 6, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11
Page(s)	54-58
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2018. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Mining, Land Cover, Deforestation, Ecosystem

References

[1]	Consortium (2000) “Review of potential environmental and social impact of mining” http://www2.brgm.fr/mineo/UserNeed/IMPACTS.pdf
[2]	Ethiopian Negarit Gazeta published at different period of time.
[3]	First International Conference on Mining Impacts to the Human and Natural Environments March 15, 2008.
[4]	FDRE, 2013. EIA and environmental policy and guidelene of Ethiopia. Pp1.
[5]	IFC/World Bank (December 2007) “Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines for Mining.” http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/sustainability.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/gui_EHSGuidelines2007_ Mining/$FILE/Final+-+Mining.p
[6]	Geneva and strasbourg, 2009 Pan-european biological and landscape Diversity strategy.
[7]	International Institute for Environment and Development (2002) “Breaking New Ground: Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development: Chapter 9: Local Communities and Mines. Breaking New Grounds.” http://www.iied.org/pubs/pdfs/ G00901.pdf
[8]	Jerie, S. and Sibanda, E. (2010) “The Environmental Effects of Effluent Disposal at Gold Mines in Zimbabwe: A Case Study of Tiger Reef Mine in Kwekwe, Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (Volume 12, No. 3, 2010) ISSN: 1520-5509 Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania.
[9]	Mummey, Daniel L.; Stahl, Peter D.; Buyer, Jeffrey S. (2002). "Soil microbiological properties 20 years after surface mine reclamation: spatial analysis of reclaimed and undisturbed sites". Soil biology and chemistry. 34: 1717–1725.
[10]	Newsome, Matthew (August 30, 2012). "Gold mining promises big boost for Ethiopia's development". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
[11]	Official Website of the Ministry of Mines (MoM). Retrieved 31 July 2013.
[12]	South Africa Mining and Biodiversity Guideline, 2013: Mainstreaming biodiversity into the mining sector Pretoria. Proactive planing for mining impacts floral and faunal mitigation measure, pp 17.

Cite This Article

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Mehari Girmay. (2018). Assessment for Artisanal Gold Mining Impacts on Vegetation Ecology at Shire Districts. International Journal of Secondary Education, 6(4), 54-58. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Mehari Girmay. Assessment for Artisanal Gold Mining Impacts on Vegetation Ecology at Shire Districts. Int. J. Second. Educ. 2018, 6(4), 54-58. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Mehari Girmay. Assessment for Artisanal Gold Mining Impacts on Vegetation Ecology at Shire Districts. Int J Second Educ. 2018;6(4):54-58. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11,
  author = {Mehari Girmay},
  title = {Assessment for Artisanal Gold Mining Impacts on Vegetation Ecology at Shire Districts},
  journal = {International Journal of Secondary Education},
  volume = {6},
  number = {4},
  pages = {54-58},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ijsedu.20180604.11},
  abstract = {Ethiopia is one of the countries that are making efforts to formalize the ASM (artisanal gold mining) sector by licensing individual miners, providing technical support for capacity building, and setting up basic infrastructure and facilitating formalized marketing of gold. The study area was in hectare where most the active mining and ecological land use and land cover were revealed. Because of this mining indigenous plants are degraded. Along the mining adjacent (rescued near to mining site), there was many indicator plants as the area is rich in various plant species. The present study was investigate on the spot that ecological impacts such deforestation, siltation, formation of trench and pits, top soil removal, water pollution and veldt fires were more significant. The government should enforcers the laws and regulations and promoter of mining development side by side putting ecological impacts mitigation measurements with stakeholders. Governments should enhance paying attention in supporting to financial resources and more incentives for conservation damaged ecosystems and create awareness and enforcing rules to create a healthy, sustainable and productive environment.},
 year = {2018}
}

Copy | Download

TY  - JOUR
T1  - Assessment for Artisanal Gold Mining Impacts on Vegetation Ecology at Shire Districts
AU  - Mehari Girmay
Y1  - 2018/12/28
PY  - 2018
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11
DO  - 10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11
T2  - International Journal of Secondary Education
JF  - International Journal of Secondary Education
JO  - International Journal of Secondary Education
SP  - 54
EP  - 58
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2376-7472
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11
AB  - Ethiopia is one of the countries that are making efforts to formalize the ASM (artisanal gold mining) sector by licensing individual miners, providing technical support for capacity building, and setting up basic infrastructure and facilitating formalized marketing of gold. The study area was in hectare where most the active mining and ecological land use and land cover were revealed. Because of this mining indigenous plants are degraded. Along the mining adjacent (rescued near to mining site), there was many indicator plants as the area is rich in various plant species. The present study was investigate on the spot that ecological impacts such deforestation, siltation, formation of trench and pits, top soil removal, water pollution and veldt fires were more significant. The government should enforcers the laws and regulations and promoter of mining development side by side putting ecological impacts mitigation measurements with stakeholders. Governments should enhance paying attention in supporting to financial resources and more incentives for conservation damaged ecosystems and create awareness and enforcing rules to create a healthy, sustainable and productive environment.
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
ER  -

Copy | Download

Author Information

Mehari Girmay

Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Download PDF

Sections

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Mehari Girmay. (2018). Assessment for Artisanal Gold Mining Impacts on Vegetation Ecology at Shire Districts. International Journal of Secondary Education, 6(4), 54-58. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Mehari Girmay. Assessment for Artisanal Gold Mining Impacts on Vegetation Ecology at Shire Districts. Int. J. Second. Educ. 2018, 6(4), 54-58. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Mehari Girmay. Assessment for Artisanal Gold Mining Impacts on Vegetation Ecology at Shire Districts. Int J Second Educ. 2018;6(4):54-58. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11,
  author = {Mehari Girmay},
  title = {Assessment for Artisanal Gold Mining Impacts on Vegetation Ecology at Shire Districts},
  journal = {International Journal of Secondary Education},
  volume = {6},
  number = {4},
  pages = {54-58},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ijsedu.20180604.11},
  abstract = {Ethiopia is one of the countries that are making efforts to formalize the ASM (artisanal gold mining) sector by licensing individual miners, providing technical support for capacity building, and setting up basic infrastructure and facilitating formalized marketing of gold. The study area was in hectare where most the active mining and ecological land use and land cover were revealed. Because of this mining indigenous plants are degraded. Along the mining adjacent (rescued near to mining site), there was many indicator plants as the area is rich in various plant species. The present study was investigate on the spot that ecological impacts such deforestation, siltation, formation of trench and pits, top soil removal, water pollution and veldt fires were more significant. The government should enforcers the laws and regulations and promoter of mining development side by side putting ecological impacts mitigation measurements with stakeholders. Governments should enhance paying attention in supporting to financial resources and more incentives for conservation damaged ecosystems and create awareness and enforcing rules to create a healthy, sustainable and productive environment.},
 year = {2018}
}

Copy | Download

TY  - JOUR
T1  - Assessment for Artisanal Gold Mining Impacts on Vegetation Ecology at Shire Districts
AU  - Mehari Girmay
Y1  - 2018/12/28
PY  - 2018
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11
DO  - 10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11
T2  - International Journal of Secondary Education
JF  - International Journal of Secondary Education
JO  - International Journal of Secondary Education
SP  - 54
EP  - 58
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2376-7472
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijsedu.20180604.11
AB  - Ethiopia is one of the countries that are making efforts to formalize the ASM (artisanal gold mining) sector by licensing individual miners, providing technical support for capacity building, and setting up basic infrastructure and facilitating formalized marketing of gold. The study area was in hectare where most the active mining and ecological land use and land cover were revealed. Because of this mining indigenous plants are degraded. Along the mining adjacent (rescued near to mining site), there was many indicator plants as the area is rich in various plant species. The present study was investigate on the spot that ecological impacts such deforestation, siltation, formation of trench and pits, top soil removal, water pollution and veldt fires were more significant. The government should enforcers the laws and regulations and promoter of mining development side by side putting ecological impacts mitigation measurements with stakeholders. Governments should enhance paying attention in supporting to financial resources and more incentives for conservation damaged ecosystems and create awareness and enforcing rules to create a healthy, sustainable and productive environment.
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
ER  -

Copy | Download