The area used for mineral extraction is a key indicator for understanding and mitigating the
environmental impacts caused by the extractive sector. To date, worldwide data products on …

The growing demand for minerals has pushed mining activities into new areas increasingly
affecting biodiversity-rich natural biomes. Mapping the land use of the global mining sector …

A globally relevant and standardized taxonomy and framework for consistently describing
land cover change based on evidence is presented, which makes use of structured land …

The International Principles and Standars for the Ecological Restoration and Recovery of
Mine Sites were used to assess the restoration quality of one of the world's largest mines …

Coal mining is known for its contributions to climate change, but its impacts on the
environment and human lives near mine sites are less widely recognised. This study …

Exploring the land-cover types and their changes in open-pit mining areas is of great
significance to the ecological restoration of Ordos City and its sustainable development …

Various anthropogenic disturbances, such as urbanization, agricultural production, and
infrastructure development, are contributing to global and regional ecosystem degradation …

The use and misuse of water and land by mining create a number of environmental and
social impacts. There are currently many unknowns regarding how water and land risks …