Complete Title
Mining in tropical regions : ecological impact and Dutch involvement
Publication Year
Language(s)
English
Description
Examines the environmental impact of mining and the mineral industry, with a special emphasis on tropical forests. Two cases are described in detail, the Carajás area in Brazil and the Mt Nimba iron ore project on the border of Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa. The report also looks into the environmental cost of Dutch mineral trading and the Dutch involvement in mineral project in rainforest areas.
ISBN
90-75909-02-0
Organization(s)
Imprint
Amsterdam : Netherlands Committee for IUCN, 1996
Physical Description
72p. : ill.
Notes
Includes bibliographic references. Document partly translated in Spanish and adapted to the Central American situation published in 1999 : Mineria el trópico : el caso de Centroamérica (IUCN, 1999, 019)
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Bibliographic level
Monograph/item
Physical medium
Printed
Number of library copies
2
Print availability status
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