Social ecology of artisanal sand mining in the Niger River around Bamako, Mali.
Sand, shaping both natural waterways and urban infrastructure, has recently seen a major surge in extraction, particularly in rapidly urbanizing regions like West Africa. To assess the organization, quantification, and socio-ecological implications of sand mining around Mali's capital Bamako, w...
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Main Authors: | Katharina Salomea Hemmler, Bouraima Camara, Andreas Buerkert |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2025-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318029 |
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