Beyond the Rituals of Inclusion: The Environment for Women and Resource Governance in Africa’s Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector
Publisher: Environmental Science & Policy
Author(s): Doris Buss, Blair Rutherford, Cynthia Kumah, and Mary Spear
Date: 2021
Topics: Extractive Resources, Gender
This paper considers the apparent confluence of three policy developments: the Sustainable Development Goals, as the latest international commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment; the growing push to formalize the artisanal and small-scale mining sector; and the call to address environmental concerns of ASM through increased regulation, including formalization.