Mining, and Minding, Africa

Published: April 16, 2018, noon

What role do toxic residues and environmental pollution play in how the Anthropocene is unfolding? According to Gabrielle Hecht, Africa is too often neglected or ignored by natural and social scientists and international bodies, even as mining residues and other wastes wreak havoc on human health and the environment.\nGabrielle Hecht, \u201cThe African Anthropocene\u201d Aeon\nGabrielle Hecht, \u201cResidue\u201d Somatosphere\nThe post Mining, and Minding, Africa appeared first on KPFA.