Oxford Scholarship Online: Footprints in the Jungle

Footprints in the Jungle Natural Resource Industries, Infrastructure, and Biodiversity Conservation 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: November 2003 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-512578-8
11 Biodiversity Conservation, Minerals Extraction, and Development Toward a Realistic Partnership doi:10.1093/0195125789.003.0012 Alyson Warhurst Kevin Franklin Abstract: 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,