Alternative livelihoods programmes (ALPs) are extensively executed in mining communities, often as models of development dialogue on artisanal and small‐scale mining (ASM). This paper assesses whether Prestea's ALP aligns with the development dialogue on artisanal mining. The conceptual design of ALP in Ghana's Prestea is based on the notions of substitution, homogenous community, and impact scalability. This paper argues that the Prestea ALP is not aligned with the development dialogue on artisanal mining, and therefore it is difficult to understand the role and function of environmentally‐damaging behaviours within livelihood strategies. The paper contends that it would be appropriate to concentrate on improving the existing artisanal miners’ operation of those most susceptible to resource access restrictions. Further, it may be more prudent to utilize livelihood‐centered interventions that create strong connections with sustainable development as a way of creating regular community engagements. Additionally, this paper argues that the term for the intervention programme on artisanal mining should be replaced with the broader term ‘livelihood‐centered intervention’. The replacement of the term ‘ALP’ avoids the tacit belief that ALP can adequately replace artisanal mining operations. Livelihood‐centered intervention should not necessarily utilize alternative livelihoods as direct behavioural change instruments.

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不稳定的工作还是可持续的生计？使Prestea的计划与手工和小规模采矿的发展对话保持一致

替代生计计划（ALP）在采矿社区得到广泛执行，通常作为手工和小规模采矿（ASM）发展对话的典范。本文评估了Prestea的ALP是否与手工采矿的发展对话保持一致。加纳的Prestea中ALP的概念设计基于替代，同质社区和影响可扩展性的概念。本文认为，Prestea ALP与关于手工采矿的发展对话不符，因此很难理解在生计策略中破坏环境行为的作用和功能。该文件认为，集中精力改善现有手工采矿者对那些最容易受到资源准入限制的采矿者的操作是适当的。进一步，使用以生计为中心的干预措施来与可持续发展建立紧密联系可能更为明智，以此作为建立定期社区参与的方式。此外，本文认为手工采矿干预计划的术语应替换为更广泛的术语“以生计为中心的干预”。替换“ ALP”一词避免了默认的观念，即ALP可以充分替代手工采矿作业。以生计为中心的干预措施不一定应利用替代生计作为直接的行为改变手段。本文认为，手工采矿干预计划的术语应替换为更广泛的术语“以生计为中心的干预”。替换“ ALP”一词避免了默认的观念，即ALP可以充分替代手工采矿作业。以生计为中心的干预措施不一定应利用替代生计作为直接的行为改变手段。本文认为，手工采矿干预计划的术语应替换为更广泛的术语“以生计为中心的干预”。替换“ ALP”一词避免了默认的观念，即ALP可以充分替代手工采矿作业。以生计为中心的干预措施不一定应利用替代生计作为直接的行为改变手段。