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Global Mercury Assessment
… and updated information on artisanal and small-scale gold mining. • The use of different pollution control technologies … cycling in the environment. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining and coal burning are the major sources of … confirms the role of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) and coal burning as the largest components of …
Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning
… sector and other sectors, such as agriculture, forestry, mining, tourism, and urban and regional planning. One of the … ● Pressures in the marine environment can include fishing, mining, shipping, waste water discharge, coastal development, … example, by avoiding areas that have high agricultural or mining potential or that have been earmarked for expansion of …
Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual
… use of pesticides and fertilizers, major public works, mining, pollution, logging, firewood collection, etc. (iii) … due to livestock grazing, tourism and firewood collection; mining activities; hydropower projects; and loss of glaciers … included traditional grazing activities and pre-existing mining concessions. This created a management paradox: how to …
Technical guidelines: Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with mercury or mercury compounds
… Converting a Resource to Refuse after 500 Years of Mining and Pollution”, Critical Reviews in Environmental … Environmental Engineering Research , Vol. 47, pp. 267-272. Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development project (MMSD Project), 2002. Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining, documents on mining and sustainable development from …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… management units such as existing protected areas, logging/mining concessions and privately owned areas, can help … suitability (e.g., Pressey and Taffs 2001), or mining concessions. ø The main ecosystem at the site. This … site for alternative uses, such as forestry, agriculture, mining, etc.) and social/ political considerations (e.g., …