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<p>This study utilized the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF), and quantile regression (QR) analysis to model the differentiated impacts of mineral extraction on household livelihoods at the micro level in selected mining communities. The results reveal a nuanced and complex relationship between mineral extraction and households’ livelihoods. While mineral development contributes to job creation and increased household income, these benefits are unevenly distributed across income levels and gender lines, affecting different groups in various ways. The results from quantile regression also show that alternative livelihoods stemming from mineral extraction benefit middle- and higher-income households more, while the poorest households experience fewer advantages. Additionally, the results of the probit model reveal that mining activities lead to environmental degradation, land dispossession, biodiversity among other social ills, exacerbating the vulnerabilities of local populations. Taken together, the results indicate that mineral extraction creates “new winners and losers,” with significant social and environmental impacts. This study concludes with recommendations for policy and practice.</p>

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Examining the effects of mineral extraction on rural households’ sustainable livelihoods in Ghana

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    2026年2月18日

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  • Lariba Pakmoni,
  • Warathida Chaiyapa,
  • Thomas Bilaliib Udimal

摘要

This study utilized the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF), and quantile regression (QR) analysis to model the differentiated impacts of mineral extraction on household livelihoods at the micro level in selected mining communities. The results reveal a nuanced and complex relationship between mineral extraction and households’ livelihoods. While mineral development contributes to job creation and increased household income, these benefits are unevenly distributed across income levels and gender lines, affecting different groups in various ways. The results from quantile regression also show that alternative livelihoods stemming from mineral extraction benefit middle- and higher-income households more, while the poorest households experience fewer advantages. Additionally, the results of the probit model reveal that mining activities lead to environmental degradation, land dispossession, biodiversity among other social ills, exacerbating the vulnerabilities of local populations. Taken together, the results indicate that mineral extraction creates “new winners and losers,” with significant social and environmental impacts. This study concludes with recommendations for policy and practice.