The Generalized Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (GNDVI) is a modification of the Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), which has been proposed by Weicheng Wu (2014) for the assessment of dryland environments due to the inadequacy of the NDVI in these areas. The Generalised Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (GNDVI) 2010 presents a wider outlook of the environmental effects of illegal artisanal small-scale gold mining (galamsey) in the Northwest region of Ghana. However, vegetation displacement in the area cannot entirely be attributed to galamsey. There has been a fast urban growth that is leading to vegetation clearance. The question is, can the trends of urban growth and vegetation depletion be associated to illegal mining? These are some of the scientific questions that these data will help to address. This notwithstanding, how could the looming large-scale gold mining excerbate the observed trends of environmental and land cover change in the Northwest region of Ghana? These data help to address all these relevant questions.

The Generalized Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (GNDVI) is a modification of the Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), which has been proposed by Weicheng Wu (2014) for the assessment of dryland environments due to the inadequacy of the NDVI in these areas. The Generalised Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (GNDVI) 2019 highlights the effects of the Government of Ghana's fight against illegal mining on vegetation and 'blue mining'. These data can be used to monitor the health of vegetation before and after the fight against galamsey. Further, the data can be used to assess the success or failure of the combat against dessertation initiative of the government of Ghana in the Northwest region as against its approval for large-scale industrial mining in the same area

The Generalized Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (GNDVI) is a modification of the Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), which has been proposed by Weicheng Wu (2014) for the assessment of dryland environments due to the inadequacy of the NDVI in these areas. The Generalised Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (GNDVI) of 2000 shows the trends and patterns of vegetation health and degradation in the area. The data further shows the elements contributing to the fast approaching dessertification of the area. The data further sets the baseline analysis and the amount of cost-benefit analysis that must be triggered in view of the fast approaching dessertification and looming large-scale mining in the Northwest Region of Ghana

The Generalized Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (GNDVI) is a modification of the Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), which has been proposed by Weicheng Wu (2014) for the assessment of dryland environments due to the inadequacy of the NDVI in these areas. Indeed, this has been very appropriate and effective in mapping the vegetative cover of the Northwest region of Ghana, which is a semi-arid zone. The GNDVI of 1990 seeks to validate the land cover patterns that existed in the area with regard to biodiversity and land use. This data sets the baseline analysis of the emerging Northwest mining region of Ghana, which would enhance the monitoring of sustainable mining