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[PDF] Mining conflicts around the world: the environmental justice perspective
Analysing landmark cases from the fastest growing kinds of mining, the EJOLT project found that the areas contested between industry and government experts, and the affected populations, consist of: (i) the distribution of burdens and benefits of mining activities, and the struggle over knowledge and risk, given scientific uncertainties; (ii) rights in terms of environmental conservation and preserving cultural integrity, indigenous rights, and local values and visions of development; (iii) participation in decision-making on the use of local resources...