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 …

Despite being a core sector presenting lucrative growth and employment opportunities, the
mining sector continues to move at a slower pace in addressing the issue of violence …

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the largest anthropogenic source of
mercury emissions globally. Concern over mercury pollution increases due to its long-term …

The acceleration of mineral extraction in many parts of the world since the early 2000s has
raised concerns of mining-related pollution. However, the environmental harms of mining …

Following a tradition of critical discourse analysis, this research draws on textual analysis of
policy documents and public statements related to oil and gas production to shed light on …

In democracies around the world, societies have demonstrated that elections can have
major consequences for the environment. In Colombia, the 2022 presidential elections will …

This study challenges common-sense thinking on internal violent conflicts in two ways: that
they are merely domestic, with limited influence from external actors; and that doing …

Colombia has recently witnessed the emergence of new geographies, which opens new
scenarios of analysis and political contexts leading to a better understanding of the …

Amid the expansion of the gold mining frontier in Latin America over the last three decades,
competing property schemes and divergent visions over resource-rich territories have …

This article interrogates the governance of minerals mining using the lens of leadership and
the case study of Ghana. Some experts estimate that small-scale mining accounted for the …