Mine land rehabilitation in Brazil: Goals and techniques in the context of legal requirements

Ambio

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 74-88

  Gastauer, Markus ^a   Souza Filho, Pedro Walfir Martins ^a,c   Ramos, Silvio Junio ^a   Caldeira, Cecílio Frois ^a   Silva, Joyce Reis ^a   Siqueira, José Oswaldo ^a   Furtini Neto, Antonio Eduardo ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO VALE   (Brazil)

^b R Lazaro Azevedo Melo   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Environmental legislation; Historical reference systems; Novel ecosystems; Sustainable mining

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; LAND USE CHANGE; MINING; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY;

BRAZIL;

BRAZIL; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MINING; MOTIVATION;

BRAZIL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; GOALS; MINING;

EID: 85051407503     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: 16547209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-018-1053-8     Document Type: Review

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