Special issue on mining, people and the environment Author various authors Journal/Series Natural Resources Forum | Vol. 26(1); 3 - 68; 66 p. Date 2002 Source IUCN (ID: ANA-068268) Publisher | Place of publication United Nations | New York, NY, USA Document type Article in periodical Language English Field of application International Country/Territory Brazil, Chile, China Subject Mineral resources Keyword Mining Abstract Contents: - Small-scale mining and its socio-economic impact in developing countries - Abandoned artisanal gold mines in the Brazilian Amazon: A legacy of mercury pollution - Impacts of foreign investment on sustainable development in a Chilean mining region - A framework for policy formulation for small scale mines: The case of coal in China - Valuing regional geoscientific data acquisition programmes: Addressing issues of quantification, uncertainty and risk