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Operation Vanguard is a military police joint task force (JTF) set up by the President of Ghana in 2017 to combat illegal mining, known as galamsey.Over the years, the practice has depleted Ghana's forest cover and polluted bodies of water due to the crude and unregulated nature of the mining process.
Galamsey refers to illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The term is derived from the English phrase "gather them and sell". [ 3 ] Historically, galamsey referred to traditional small-scale mining practices in Ghana, where local communities would gather and search for gold in rivers and streams.
Artisanal gold mining, locally known as "galamsey", has been credited with contributing to the development of local economies. [82] In 2023, Ghana's mining sector continued to be a significant contributor to the nation's economy. The sector's mineral revenue increased by 4.3%, rising from US$5.6 billion in 2022 to US$5.8 billion in 2023.
Some companies are creating carbon-negative building materials by storing excess carbon dioxide in concrete.
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Carbon negative buildings try to produce their own renewable energy while avoiding the use of fossil fuels during construction and in the materials used. Oftentimes, these materials can sequester carbon within themselves such as with novel building materials such as hempcrete and other bio-based construction materials, which store carbon within plants and turn said plant matter into building ...