Rapid urbanization and development projects in Korea have posed significant threats to
biodiversity; thus, effective mitigation measures are required to preserve natural habitats …

Many biodiversity conservation projects struggle to demonstrate the impact of their actions.
Existing project management guidelines inadequately address the issue of planning …

To evaluate the impacts of the Fundão tailings dam failure (Minas Gerais, Brazil) on water
quality of the Doce River, we analyzed metagenomics and physicochemical parameters …

The management of long-lived mining wastes is a complex environmental challenge, but the
subject is little discussed among the public, scientific community, and policymakers. The …

The number of disasters involving tailings storage facilities has increased in Brazil. Only in
the last six years, there have been six disasters involving this type of structure. Despite the …

Cumulative environmental impact assessment (CEIA) at river basin level for hydroelectric
projects is an evolving concept and has proved to be a useful tool to assess the cumulative …

Brazil, a key mining producer globally, has a comprehensive system of environmental laws
and institutions. Nevertheless, their effectiveness has been questioned. We examined the …

Mining is important for economic development in many tropical countries, but mining can
have serious impacts on biodiversity, both directly through operations at extraction sites, and …

IUCN WCPA TECHNICAL REPORT SERIES IUCN WCPA Technical Reports are intended to
be timely, peer reviewed syntheses of issues of global importance to protected area …

Biodiversity monitoring is a key element of impact assessment follow-up activities, as it has
the potential to generate relevant information about the actual impacts of approved projects …