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Marine Managed Areas: What, Why, and Where [PDF]
, 2010 This paper, which focuses on ocean and coastal areas, explores the challenge of public participation by discussing the role of communities in IM. It draws on a decade of collaboration between academics and community partners to outline the community ...
Giselle Samonte-Tan +4 more
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Land Use and Cover Change in Watersheds within Mining Tenements in Agusan Del Norte, Philippines [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesMining is widely regarded as a key driver of land use and land cover changes, especially in watersheds where it operates. However, when conducted responsibly, mining can also contribute to landscape conservation and protection.
Sarmiento Roger +4 more
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A strategy for potable water conservation in gold mines
, 2020 MEng (Development and Management Engineering), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus Water is a valuable resource in South African communities as well as industries. Mining operations require water for a variety of applications. The mismanagement of water results not only in the industry losing revenue but also in depleting South Africa’s water ...
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From Ecosystem Threats to Balance Sheets: Biodiversity Risks Exposure and Corporate Cash Policies
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how firms strategically respond to biodiversity risk by examining their cash holding decisions. Using firm‐level data from China, we find that firm‐level biodiversity risk exposure significantly increases corporate cash holdings.
Jing Hao +4 more
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Ecological IndicatorsThe Chongqing section of the Three Gorges Reservoir area (TGRA) is a high-risk geological catastrophe warning zone in the Yangtze River Basin. This study aimed to categorize landslides and improve the accuracy of landslide susceptibility evaluations by ...
Jiani Wang +4 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Biodiversity‐related financial risk is increasingly recognized not only as a market concern but as an ethical and systemic imperative for businesses and financial institutions. This systematic literature review synthesizes 103 peer‐reviewed studies to examine how biodiversity risk is conceptualized, measured, and integrated within financial ...
Thang Ngoc Dang +3 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There is strong evidence that design for remanufacturing (DfRem) can reduce initial‐design carbon emissions by up to 30%, and that product design can critically affect remanufacturing feasibility, yet academic adoption of DfRem remains limited.
Okechukwu Okorie +4 more
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Appalachian Coalfield Delegation Position Paper on Sustainable Energy [PDF]
, 2007 Appalachian grassroots groups(with support provided by the DataCenter) release a scathing report on the impact of coal mining to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. The Delegation created an historic moment with its powerful stories
Harvard Ayers +6 more
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Environmental sustainability in the mining sector: evidence from Catalan companies [PDF]
, 2014 This paper examines the adoption of environmental practices in small and medium sized companies inthe surface mining industry in Catalonia (Spain). To fulfill this aim, a survey of 41 items concernint environmental management systems and environmentally ...
Freijo Álvarez, Modesto +2 more
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EngineeringA substantial reduction in groundwater level, exacerbated by coal mining activities, is intensifying water scarcity in western China’s ecologically fragile coal mining areas.
Xiaoxiu Liu +5 more
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