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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Mining - An Overview
2.1 Phases and Forms of mining and interconnected environmental impacts
2.2 Environmental and social conflicts in connection with mining and the relevance for protected areas (PAs)
2.3 General solutions and regulations for mitigation
2.4 Current state of research
3. Case Studies
3.1 The case of the Intag cloud forest region in Ecuador
3.1.1 Overview of the Intag cloud forest region
3.1.2 Mining activities within the Intag region and related environmental and social impacts
3.1.3 Means of mitigation
3.2 The case of the Huascarán National Park in Peru
3.2.1 Overview of the Huascarán National Park
3.2.2 Mining activities within the Huascarán National Park and related environmental and social impacts
3.2.3 Means of mitigation
4. Resume and Conclusion
References
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- Sarah Schmidt (Author), 2015, Impacts of Mining Activities on Protected Areas and their Mitigation. Two Cases from Latin America, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/302514
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