Does formalizing artisanal gold mining mitigate environmental impacts? Deforestation evidence from the Peruvian Amazon

Does formalizing artisanal gold mining mitigate environmental impacts? Deforestation evidence from the Peruvian Amazon

A global surge in ‘artisanal’, smallscale mining (ASM) threatens biodiverse tropical forests and exposes residents to dangerous levels of mercury. In response, governments and development agencies are investing millions (USD) on ASM formalization ; registering concessions and demarcating extraction...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nora Álvarez-Berríos, Jessica L’Roe, Lisa Naughton-Treves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
Amazon
biodiversity
land use
land rights
Madre de Dios
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abede9

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abede9

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