The sustainability index of the physical mining Environment in protected areas, Eastern Amazon

The application of sustainability principles to mining activities remains challenging. Explorations of non-renewable natural resources are irreversible; however, they can be better compensated for if the profit resulting from extraction is reinvested in social and human well-being and if environment...

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Main Authors: Pedro Walfir M. Souza-Filho, Rosane B.L. Cavalcante, Wilson R. Nascimento, Jr., Sâmia Nunes, Markus Gastauer, Diogo C. Santos, Renato O. Silva, Jr., Prafulla K. Sahoo, Gabriel Salomão, Marcio S. Silva, Silvio J. Ramos, Cecílio F. Caldeira, Roberto Dall’Agnol, José O. Siqueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972720300581