Land degradation as a result of artisanal mining is a challenge to Small-Scale miners, particularly women, who sometimes lack the technical capabilities to undertake environmentally friendly mining operations or to fully restore spent mines at the expiration of their mining concessions. The Roundtable on Gender Issues in Post mining Land Restoration was organized as a forum for dialogue on the interconnectedness of several gender issues such as women’s land rights; women’s access to land, women’s empowerment; and gender perspectives within the context of mining induced land degradation and post-mining land restoration. By focusing attention on the skills and livelihoods empowerment opportunities that the restoration industry can give to women, strategies for meaningful engagement by women in land restoration can be promoted. The Roundtable allowed the exchange of insights, challenges, best practices, and ideas, on how to recognize and address gender issues, including livelihoods, in post-mining land Restoration.

Roundtable on Gender Issues in Post-Mining Land Restoration

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Document Type: Report

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  • Global Land Initiative

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Place: Takoradi, Ghana

Institution: Global Land Initiative

Date: May 2024

Language: en

Land degradation as a result of artisanal mining is a challenge to Small-Scale miners, particularly women, who sometimes lack the technical capabilities to undertake environmentally friendly mining operations or to fully restore spent mines at the expiration of their mining concessions. The Roundtable on Gender Issues in Post mining Land Restoration was organized as a forum for dialogue on the interconnectedness of several gender issues such as women’s land rights; women’s access to land, women’s empowerment; and gender perspectives within the context of mining induced land degradation and post-mining land restoration. By focusing attention on the skills and livelihoods empowerment opportunities that the restoration industry can give to women, strategies for meaningful engagement by women in land restoration can be promoted. The Roundtable allowed the exchange of insights, challenges, best practices, and ideas, on how to recognize and address gender issues, including livelihoods, in post-mining land Restoration.

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