The green energy revolution is heavily reliant on raw materials, such as cobalt and lithium,
which are currently mainly sourced by mining. We must carefully evaluate acceptable …

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) and large-scale mining in the Ecuadorian
Amazon region is potentially harmful to nature, and its impacts are associated with …

Mineral resource extraction is often accompanied by severe environmental pollution and
ecological damage, hindering mining economies from achieving sustainable development …

Growing demand for minerals is increasing pressure to open protected areas (PAs) for
mining. Here we develop spatially explicit models to compare impacts among five policy …

This paper focuses on the ability of regions where mining is concentrated to adapt to closure
given the regional assets and the complexities of their association with declining production …

Coal contributes considerably to economic and social development. Its economic benefits
have been in focus, whereas the ecosystem services (ESs) that coalfields provide have …

Mine closure is regulated and planned on an individual site basis and selection of post-
mining land uses (PMLUs) are commonly considered from that perspective. Some mining …

This article discusses developing methods for assessing environmental and socio-economic
sustainability, using examples of mineral and raw materials sector companies in Northern …

The surge in mining operations to meet the global demand for mineral resources adversely
impacts ecosystem services and dependent households, but the issue barely attracts …

Recognizing the prevailing negative public opinion on mining, it is important to understand
how firsthand encounters with mining activities might influence these perceptions. This study …