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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Conservation Science and Practice |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.142 |
