Deforestation Trends in the Congo Basin : Mining

This report aims at providing stakeholders with a good analysis of the potential impacts of mining development on the Congo Basin forests. It is one of a series of outputs prepared during a two-year exercise to analyze and better understand the deforestation dynamics in the Basin. It presents the main findings of an analysis of the mining potential in the Congo Basin as well as the global trends in demand of minerals tries to identify ways to reconcile mining development and preservation of the Congo Basin forests. It is based on an in depth analysis of the sector. The report is structured as follows: first chapter gives an overview of the mineral wealth in the Congo Basin; second chapter analyses the prospects for mining development in the Congo Basin; Third chapter assesses the potential impact of mining developments on forests; and the last chapter tries to identify ways to reconcile mining development and preservation of the Congo Basin forests.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Hund, Kirsten, Megevand, Carole, Gomes, Edilene Pereira, Miranda, Marta, Reed, Erik
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-04
Subjects:	ABANDONED PITS, ACID, ACID MINE DRAINAGE, ACTIVE MINES, ALLOYS, ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS, ALUMINUM, ANTARCTICA, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, AQUATIC HABITAT, AQUATIC LIFE, AQUATIC PLANTS, AQUATIC SPECIES, ARSENIC, ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING, ARTISANAL GOLD, ARTISANAL GOLD MINERS, ARTISANAL MINERS, ARTISANAL MINING, ARTISANAL MINING ACTIVITIES, ARTISANAL MINING SECTOR, ASM, ASM ACTIVITIES, ASM SECTOR, ATMOSPHERE, BASE METALS, BAUXITE, BERYLLIUM, BROWNFIELDS, CADASTRE, CADMIUM, CANOPY COVER, CAPITAL MARKETS, CATALYSTS, CHARCOAL PRODUCTION, CLEARING OF FORESTS, CLIMATE, CLOSURE, CO, CO2, COAL, COBALT, CONCENTRATES, COPPER, COPPER MINING, CYANIDE, DEBT, DEFORESTATION, DENSE FOREST, DIAMONDS, DRILLING, DUMPS, DUST, DYES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMICS, ECOSYSTEM, EFFLUENTS, EITI, ELECTRICITY, EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION, EMISSIONS OF SULFUR DIOXIDE, ENERGY SOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, EQUILIBRIUM, EXPENDITURES, EXPLOITATION OF MINERALS, EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES, EXPLORATION CONCESSIONS, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE, FERTILIZERS, FISH, FISHING, FLOODS, FLOTATION, FOREST, FOREST AREAS, FOREST BLOCK, FOREST CARBON, FOREST CARBON STOCKS, FOREST CLEARANCE, FOREST COVER, FOREST DEGRADATION, FOREST ECOSYSTEM, FOREST ECOSYSTEMS, FOREST PROTECTION, FOREST RESTORATION, FORESTRY, FORESTS, FUEL USE, FUELS, GALLIUM, GAS, GAS FLARING, GEMSTONES, GEOLOGICAL MAP, GEOLOGY, GERMANIUM, GHG, GOLD, GOLD DEPOSITS, GOLD EXPLORATION, GOLD MINES, GOLD MINING, GOLD PRICES, GOLD PRODUCTION, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, GREENHOUSE GASES, GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONS, HAZARDOUS WASTE, HEALTH AND SAFETY, HEAVY METALS, IMPACTS OF MINING ACTIVITIES, IRON, IRON ORE, LABOR FORCE, LAKES, LAND DISTURBANCE, LAND USE, LAND USE PLANNING, LARGE-SCALE MINING, LEACHING, LEVELS OF MERCURY, LITHIUM, LOGGING, MANGANESE, MERCURY, METALS, METALS PRICES, MINE CLOSURE, MINE DEVELOPMENT, MINE OPERATION, MINE OPERATORS, MINE SITE, MINE TAILINGS, MINE WORKER, MINERAL COMMODITIES, MINERAL COMMODITY, MINERAL DEPOSITS, MINERAL DEVELOPMENT, MINERAL EXTRACTION, MINERAL RESERVES, MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL WEALTH, MINERALS, MINERALS PRODUCTION, MINING ACTIVITY, MINING COMPANIES, MINING COMPANY, MINING CONCESSIONS, MINING DEVELOPMENT, MINING EXPLOITATION, MINING INDUSTRY, MINING INVESTMENTS, MINING LEGISLATION, MINING OF MINERALS, MINING OPERATIONS, MINING OPERATORS, MINING PERMITS, MINING PROJECT, MINING PROJECTS, MINING SECTOR, MISMANAGEMENT, MOLYBDENUM, NATURAL FORESTS, NATURAL GAS, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEGATIVE IMPACT, NEGATIVE IMPACTS, NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF MINING, NICKEL, NIOBIUM, NONFERROUS METALS, OIL, OIL PRODUCTION, OIL RESERVES, OIL SECTOR, ORE RESERVES, ORES, OXIDES, OXYGEN, PHOSPHATE, PHOSPHATES, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, PLATINUM, POLLUTION, POTASSIUM, POWER PLANTS, PRECIOUS METALS, PRECIOUS STONES, PRODUCERS, PROSTITUTION, REAGENTS, RECLAMATION, REGENERATION, RESOURCE EXTRACTION, ROCKS, SALT, SAND, SECURITIES, SEDIMENT LOAD, SHAFTS, SILVER, SMALL MINE, SMALL-SCALE, SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINING, SMALL-SCALE MINERS, SMALL-SCALE MINING SECTOR, SMELTER, SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, SOIL DEGRADATION, SOIL EROSION, STEEL, STREAMS, STRIP MINING, SULFUR, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE FOREST, SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, TAILINGS, TAILINGS IMPOUNDMENTS, TANTALUM, TERRESTRIAL HABITAT, TIMBER, TIN, TITANIUM, TOXIC CHEMICALS, TROPICAL FOREST, TROPICAL FORESTS, TUNNELING, TURBULENCE, UNDERGROUND MINES, UNDERGROUND MINING, URANIUM, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WASTE ROCK, WATER QUALITY, WATER TREATMENT, WOLFRAM, ZINC,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17752760/deforestation-trends-congo-basin-mining https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16617
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