Bowles, Ian A.
Vice President, Conservation International, Washington D.C.
Prickett, Glenn T.
Senior Director, Conservation International, Washington D.C.
Print publication date: 2001 (this edition)
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online:
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-512578-8
doi:10.1093/0195125789.003.0012
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online:
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-512578-8
doi:10.1093/0195125789.003.0012
11 Biodiversity Conservation, Minerals Extraction, and DevelopmentToward a Realistic Partnership
This chapter discusses the effects of minerals development on biodiversity; land use and fragmentation; pollution resulting from mining operations; managing biological resources in minerals development; emerging best practices; exploration; innovation for remediation and reuse throughout the mine operation; rehabilitation and decommissioning; national legislation; corporate social responsibility within the minerals sector; and the future challenges of minerals extraction and development.
Keywords: best practices, biodiversity, corporate social responsibility, minerals, mining
Keywords: best practices, biodiversity, corporate social responsibility, minerals, mining
doi:10.1093/0195125789.003.0012
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