Impacts of Mining Activities on Protected Areas and their Mitigation. Two Cases from Latin America


Research Paper (undergraduate), 2015

18 Pages, Grade: 1.3


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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Mining - An Overview
2.1 Phases and Forms of mining and interconnected environmental impacts
2.2 Environmental and social conflicts in connection with mining and the relevance for protected areas (PAs)
2.3 General solutions and regulations for mitigation
2.4 Current state of research

3. Case Studies
3.1 The case of the Intag cloud forest region in Ecuador
3.1.1 Overview of the Intag cloud forest region
3.1.2 Mining activities within the Intag region and related environmental and social impacts
3.1.3 Means of mitigation
3.2 The case of the Huascarán National Park in Peru
3.2.1 Overview of the Huascarán National Park
3.2.2 Mining activities within the Huascarán National Park and related environmental and social impacts
3.2.3 Means of mitigation

4. Resume and Conclusion

References

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Title
Impacts of Mining Activities on Protected Areas and their Mitigation. Two Cases from Latin America
College
Humboldt-University of Berlin  (Life Sciences)
Course
Biodiversity and Conservation Management
Grade
1.3
Author
Year
2015
Pages
18
Catalog Number
V302514
ISBN (eBook)
9783668011083
ISBN (Book)
9783668011090
File size
650 KB
Language
English
Keywords
impacts, mining, activities, protected, areas, mitigation, cases, latin, america
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Sarah Schmidt (Author), 2015, Impacts of Mining Activities on Protected Areas and their Mitigation. Two Cases from Latin America, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/302514

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