Editing Bauxite (section)

=== Ghana ===
The [[Atewa Range Forest Reserve|Atewa]] range in Ghana, classified as an ecologically important forest reserve with an area of {{convert|17,400|ha}}, has been is a recent site of conflict and controversy surrounding bauxite mining.<ref name="Purwins-2022">{{cite journal | last=Purwins | first=Sebastian | title=Bauxite mining at Atewa Forest Reserve, Ghana: a political ecology of a conservation-exploitation conflict | journal=GeoJournal | volume=87 | issue=2 | date=2022 | issn=0343-2521 | pmid=32989342 | pmc=7512217 | doi=10.1007/s10708-020-10303-3 | pages=1085–1097| bibcode=2022GeoJo..87.1085P }}</ref> The forest reserve is one of the only two upland evergreen forests in Ghana, and makes up a significant portion of the remaining 20% of forested habitat left in Ghana. The Atewa range falls under the jurisdiction of [[Akyem Abuakwa]] Traditional Area and is overseen by the king known as Okyenhene.<ref name="Purwins-2022" /> In 2013, an NGO called A Rocha Ghana held a summit with the forestry and water resource commission, the minister of lands, the minister of the environment, and other important stakeholders. They came to the conclusion that no future government should mine bauxite in the region because the reserve is environmentally and culturally significant.<ref name="Purwins-2022" /> In 2016, the government along with NGO's began the process of upgrading the reserved to a national park. However, that year an election took place, and before it became official, the newly elected National Patriotic Party (NPP) rejected the plan.<ref name="Purwins-2022" /> In 2017, the government of Ghana signed a [[Memorandum of understanding|Memorandum of Understanding]] with China to develop new bauxite mining infrastructure in Ghana. Although there was no official plan to mine the Atewa Forest Reserve, tensions between local communities, NGO and the government began to rise. In 2019, tensions began to reach a peak when the government presented the ''Ghana Integrated Bauxite and Aluminium Development Authority Act'' that would create the legal framework required to develop and establish an integrated bauxite industry.<ref name="Purwins-2022" /> In may of that year, the government began drilling deep holes in the reserve. These actions sparked several protests, including a {{convert|95|km|adj=on}} march from the reserve to the presidential palace, an informational billboard campaign led by A Rocha Ghana, and a youth march.<ref name="Purwins-2022" /> In 2020, A Rocha Ghana also sued the government over the drilling in the reserve after they failed to provide a statement explaining their actions.<ref name="Purwins-2022" />