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Quarry Life Award 2018
Oterkpalu - Kpong Rd, Eastern District

Socio-economic impact assessment of Talbotiella gentii spp. in five communities around Yongwa site

INTRODUCTION According to IUCN (2008), Talbotiella gentii is a critically endangered (A1c, B1+2c, ver 2.3) gregarious living perennial legume based on investigations by Hawthorne (1998).

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Quarry Life Award 2018
Quarry Life Award 2018
Oterkpalu - Kpong Rd, Eastern District

Promoting the use of biochar for minesoil amendment and floristic diversity enhancement.

In mined land rehabilitation, the topsoil plays a very important role not only as a growth medium for plants but also a bank for indigenous plant seeds. However,

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Quarry Life Award 2018
Quarry Life Award 2018
BEPOSO-SHAMA DISTRICT, WESTERN REGION

Promoting community participation for sustainable eco- restoration of the Beposo Quarry site

At the Ghana’s national dialogue on youth employment on 26th September 2016,

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Quarry Life Award 2018
Quarry Life Award 2018
Oterkpalu - Kpong Rd, Eastern District

Soil Moisture Retention and Native Pollinators Preservation: The Case of Mimosa pudica

During quarrying operation, overburden materials are removed and dumped on site. Heaps of these materials are left uncovered. The uncovered materials, suitable for land reclamation, tends to get dry,

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Quarry Life Award 2018
Quarry Life Award 2018
Oterkpalu - Kpong Rd, Eastern District

Statistical Determination of the Best Biological Geotextile for Biodiversity Promotion in Quarries

To enhance slope stability, we need to understand the essence of geotextile. The application of geotextiles has proven to be useful in bioengineering.

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Quarry Life Award 2018
Quarry Life Award 2018
BEPOSO-SHAMA DISTRICT, WESTERN REGION

Impacts of Mining on Foraging Bats at the Beposo Quarry Site in Ghana

This project aims to assess quarry activities on biodiversity using bats as model species. Their diversity,

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Quarry Life Award 2018
Quarry Life Award 2016
BEPOSO-SHAMA DISTRICT, WESTERN REGION

Impacts of quarry activities on water resources and effects on biodiversity; the Odonata assessment.

This project intends to investigate the quality and health of water resources in and around the quarry using members of the class Odonata as bio-indicators.

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Quarry Life Award 2016
Quarry Life Award 2016
BEPOSO-SHAMA DISTRICT, WESTERN REGION

Restoration of Biodiversity using Voandzeia subterranea(Bambara beans)

Mine reclamation is the most important post mining activity which is done to restore biodiversity on the degraded land.

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Quarry Life Award 2016
Quarry Life Award 2016
BEPOSO-SHAMA DISTRICT, WESTERN REGION

Slope Wall Stability and Biodiversity Promotion:The Use of Gramineae-Bambusoideae (BAMBOO)

This research is about investigating into the use of Gramineae-Bambusoideae as an alternative to the use of elephant grass as a biological geotextile for the stability of slopes.

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Quarry Life Award 2016