Gold, farms, and forests: Enforcement and alternative livelihoods are unlikely to disincentivize informal gold mining

Gold, farms, and forests: Enforcement and alternative livelihoods are unlikely to disincentivize informal gold mining

Abstract Informal gold mining (IGM) is a major driver of deforestation and source of global mercury emissions. Policy makers may seek to control the spread of IGM by enforcing rules and/or providing alternative livelihoods. We investigated the dynamics and drivers of IGM in northern Myanmar to shed...

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Main Authors: Graham W. Prescott, Aye Chan Maung, Zinmar Aung, L. Roman Carrasco, Jose Don T. De Alban, Alex N. Diment, Aye Ko Ko, Madhu Rao, Dietrich Schmidt‐Vogt, Yi Monn Soe, Edward L. Webb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-03-01
Series:Conservation Science and Practice
Subjects:
artisanal and small‐scale mining
Burma
conservation
enforcement
gold mining
informal gold mining
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.142

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https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.142

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