A systematic review on metal contamination due to mining activities in the Amazon basin and associated environmental hazards

GM Moulatlet, N Yacelga, A Rico, A Mora… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Metal contamination associated with mining activities has been considered one of the main
environmental pollution problems in the Amazon region. Understanding the levels of metal …

Carbon and beyond: The biogeochemistry of climate in a rapidly changing Amazon

K Covey, F Soper, S Pangala, A Bernardino… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Amazon Basin is at the center of an intensifying discourse about deforestation, land-
use, and global change. To date, climate research in the Basin has overwhelmingly focused …

A pantropical assessment of deforestation caused by industrial mining

S Giljum, V Maus, N Kuschnig… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Growing demand for minerals continues to drive deforestation worldwide. Tropical forests
are particularly vulnerable to the environmental impacts of mining and mineral processing …

[PDF][PDF] Agriculture, forestry and other land uses (AFOLU)

GJ Nabuurs, R Mrabet, AA Hatab… - Climate Change 2022 …, 2023 - library.wur.nl
Executive Summary The Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use1 (AFOLU) sector
encompasses managed ecosystems and offers significant mitigation opportunities while …

Exploring barriers and drivers to the implementation of circular economy practices in the mining industry

A Upadhyay, T Laing, V Kumar, M Dora - Resources Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The circular economy is a widely discussed topic in the field of Eco-industrial initiatives and
environmentally responsive economies. The current economic and industrial model which is …

A systematic comparison of deforestation drivers and policy effectiveness across the Amazon biome

A Hänggli, SA Levy, D Armenteras… - Environmental …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The Amazon biome, spanning nine countries, has one of the highest rates of deforestation
worldwide. This deforestation contributes to biodiversity loss, climate change, the spread of …

Persistent collapse of biomass in Amazonian forest edges following deforestation leads to unaccounted carbon losses

CHL Silva Junior, LEOC Aragão, LO Anderson… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Deforestation is the primary driver of carbon losses in tropical forests, but it does not operate
alone. Forest fragmentation, a resulting feature of the deforestation process, promotes …

The outbreak of illegal gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon boosts deforestation

J Siqueira-Gay, LE Sánchez - Regional Environmental Change, 2021 - Springer
Increased prices and political pressure are boosting illegal gold mining in the Brazilian
Amazon, threatening forests, indigenous people, and conservation of biodiversity in …

Exploring potential impacts of mining on forest loss and fragmentation within a biodiverse region of Brazil's northeastern Amazon

J Siqueira-Gay, LJ Sonter, LE Sánchez - Resources Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Mining is a significant driver of deforestation. Not only do mines clear native forests for
mineral extraction, they also often establish new infrastructure, which indirectly facilitates …

Growing mining contribution to Colombian deforestation

A González-González, N Clerici… - Environmental Research …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Tropical deforestation is mainly driven by agricultural expansion, land grabbing, illegal
logging, urbanization, cattle ranching as well as mining. However, extraction of minerals and …