In La Oroya, a Peruvian city which from 1922 to 2009 supported the copper and zinc mining industry, the nearby mine and in-town factory turned this high Andes community into one of the most polluted cities on earth. In the case of Las Bambas, communities fear the mine’s expansion and d...
Supported the development of the first Ministry of the Environment methodology to evaluate the impacts of illegal logging, illegal mining, and wildlife trafficking. The guide establishes a framework for the Ministry’s Specialized Environmental Crimes Attorney to determine the civil compensation to be pai...
fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other economic activities that do not produce material goods.
This initiative has the potential to promote watershed conservation in the upper mountainous reaches of the basin, where most peasant communities are located, in order to benefit downstream urban users and other economic activities such as agriculture and mining. ANA also highlighted a water fund ...
This accelerated rate is a serious cause for concern as communities in this arid environment continue to cope with changing water supplies. Future work focusing on mapping glacier change in the Cordillera Blanca should utilize the NDSI in order to be consistent with prior studies, as well as our...
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the welfare state: Experiences from mining communities in Sweden. In Natural Resources and Regional Development Theory; Umeå Universitet: Umeå, Sweden, 2013; pp. 158–175. [Google Scholar] Lindh, A. Public Support for Corporate Social Responsibility in ...
Total mercury content (THg) in hair is an accepted biomarker for chronic dietary methylmercury (MeHg) exposure. In artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) communities, the validity of this biomarker is questioned because of the potential for contami
thermal amplitude. In the inter-Andean valleys, the climate is dry, while in the jungle zone it is tropical; in the capital of the department, the average temperature is 17.5 °C. The main economic activities in Ayacucho are agriculture and cattle raising, as well as mining and tourism [...
A green corridor with a systemic/sustainable approach is proposed to positively impact the city’s carbon footprint, given the significant pollution from both illegal mining and the neglect and poor management of rivers. Additionally, the land is divided into three zones: cultural, convention center...
Different activities are carried out for the socioeconomic development of the population that live in those watersheds, allowing the generation of income through agriculture, fishery, commerce, mining, and tourism. Figure 1. Geographical boundries of the five watersheds within the Department of ...