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… paper and pulp companies focus on the trees, while the mining and energy sectors are primarily concerned with what … compared with an average of 57 today.13 Farming and artisanal mining were small scale, and forests were untouched … America, south and southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa, artisanal mining attracts migrants to areas where the …

… aquifers of North Africa), thus using them is similar to mining non-renewable minerals. If groundwater systems were … many different kinds of hydrocarbons and heavy metals. Mining can lead to severe water pollution with elevated … users; and • local, small-scale family farmers, other artisanal users and poor families that use groundwater for …

… in coastal areas may also be affected by over-pumping, or mining. Mining of groundwater occurs when withdrawals exceed the … use of water resources in agriculture, forestry, wetlands, artisanal fisheries and aquaculture, especially through …

… vegetables such as cabbage, cacao and plantain crops), and artisanal fishing. In the Yorkín micro-basin,30 for example, … the effects on the production of agriculture, energy, mining, and other industries; the integration of water … quality: pollution/siltation • Water quality: pollution/mining operations • Change in estuarine hydrodynamics • …