Ghana gold mining devastates cocoa lands, pollutes rivers

Artisanal and industrial gold mining in Ghana is expanding into cocoa plantations, destroying landscapes and contaminating rivers, threatening local livelihoods. The report highlights environmental degradation and health risks, though specific locations and scale remain unspecified. This underscores the trade-off between resource extraction and agriculture in West Africa.

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