Social-environmental certification: Sustainable development and competitiveness in the mineral industry of the Brazilian Amazon

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-86

  Rodrigues Da Silva Enríquez, Maria Amélia ^a   Drummond, José ^b  

^a Universidade da Amazonia   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon region; Brazil; Environmental certification; Metal mining; Social responsibility; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BAUXITE MINES; COPPER; GOLD; IRON; MANGANESE; MINING; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; NICKEL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AMAZON REGION; ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION; METAL MINING; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

MINERAL INDUSTRY;

CERTIFICATION; COMPETITIVENESS; MINING INDUSTRY; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34247871516     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2007.00127.x     Document Type: Article

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