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by Isaac Abugri | 28-07-2018 04:00
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Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies. Fair treatment in the sense that, no group of people should bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences resulting from industrial, governmental and commercial operations or policies, rather, the negative environmental consequences should be borne in the same proportion in which the positive consequences were borne. Meaningful involvement means people have an opportunity to participate in decisions about activities that may affect their environment and/or health in order words, the people should be part of the decision making process. It also means:
In Ghana, gold mining has become very common with new mining companies coming into the country. Gold mining comes with its own baggage, some of which include, water pollution and destruction of vegetation. Even though the people in the communities in which these companies operate are compensated before operations begin, the compensation hardly sustains the people since they will have to resort to buying everything they consume due to the pollution of water and the destruction of vegetation. This can be seen as a form of environmental injustice since the community people suffer the most and benefit less while the miners suffer less and benefit the most. One may argue that the community folks benefit equally because they are compensated but the reality is that they are only compensated once, which is not enough to allow them to continue to buy bottled water and food stuff for ever, while the company folks are paid huge sums of money monthly and who will eventually move away to cleaner and eco friendly environments, after mining all the gold and polluting the environment, leaving the community folks to suffer the consequences. |
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Hello Isaac
Things shouldn't be arranged by giving a single shot compensation. The mining affects more subjects surrounding it, so more should be considered and a more comprehended solutions should be provided for related people.
Thanks for sharing
Posted 30-07-2018 22:56
Hello Isaac, it differs from the meaning, as where you would gonna point out to have a look at environmental justice. About gold miners' case, it should be also taken into account about degradation of mine and surrounding area, too. Apparently affecting the health condition of miners, it would negatively affect other living creatures residing around.
Posted 30-07-2018 16:01
Thanks for sharing!
Posted 28-07-2018 12:15