The socio-environmental aftermath of gold mining in the Amazon

The case of Yutzupino in Napo, Ecuador

Bibliographic Data

ID22014750
AuthorsJeferson Cañar (0009-0007-7395-6782, Universidad San Gregorio de Portoviejo), Ignacio Loor (0000-0003-4806-1032, Universidad San Gregorio de Portoviejo)
Year2023
Volume14
Issue3
Pages219-233
Publication date2023-12-11
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSustainability in Debate (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2177-7675 • E-ISSN: 2179-9067
PublisherEditora de Livros IABS (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18472/sustdeb.v14n3.2023.49965
OpenAlexW4389780936
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited11

This study addresses the social and environmental repercussions on Amazonian communities due to gold mining following the conclusion of official concessions. Framed within the literature on natural resource extraction, sustainability, and social impacts in developing countries, the work employs qualitative methods, including interviews with residents and field observations in the community of Yutzupino in the Ecuadorian Amazon. It reveals that post-concession mining, often informal and illegal, sharply triggers social and environmental degradation. The research emphasises the need to incorporate sustainability principles into mining concessions to prevent such effects. This analysis enhances understanding of the complex socio-ecological aftermath of mining in vulnerable environments. It proposes recommendations for mitigation, underlining the importance of dialogue between communities, governments, and mining companies

Amazon rainforest · Amazonian · Environmental degradation · Environmental planning · Environmental protection · Environmental resource management · Geography · Gold mining · Natural resource · Political science · Sustainability · Engineering · Environmental Science · Mining and Resource Management · Ecology

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