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| Author(s): |
Rosa, Josianne C. S.
[1]
;
Morrison-Saunders, Angus
[1, 2, 3, 4]
;
Hughes, Michael
[4]
;
Sanchez, Luis E.
[1, 5]
Total Authors: 4
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Min & Petr Engn, Escola Politecn, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Edith Cowan Univ, Ctr Ecosyst Management, Sch Sci, Perth, WA 6027 - Australia
[3] North West Univ, Res Unit Environm Sci & Management, ZA-2520 Potchefstroom - South Africa
[4] Murdoch Univ, Environm & Conservat Sci, Perth, WA 6150 - Australia
[5] Hughes, Michael, Murdoch Univ, Environm \& Conservat Sci, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.Rosa, Josianne C. S., Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Min & Petr Engn, Escola Politecn, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | RESTORATION ECOLOGY; v. 28, n. 4 JUN 2020. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
Mining companies are expected to return land to a stable, productive, and self-sustaining condition by rehabilitating degraded areas to also deliver social benefits, an essential dimension of sustainable land management. This research aimed to develop a framework for mine rehabilitation planning based on an integrated analysis of the social-ecological system provided by the ecosystem services concept to facilitate community engagement and the delivery of social benefits. An Ecosystem Services Assessment for Rehabilitation framework was tested at two bauxite mines undergoing ecological restoration. The mines are operated by the same company in two countries. Key results showed that the framework can help companies, regulators, and community members alike identify whether biophysical restoration efforts translate into key human benefits. Overall the framework provides a means for enhancing community engagement to explicitly address social benefits that, with a business as usual focus on ecological goals, may not be delivered. The ecosystem services concept provides a practical approach to link ecological and social outcomes of mine restoration. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/23021-1 - Enhancing and testing the ESAR in a bauxite mine in the Australian context |
| Grantee: | Josianne Cláudia Sales Rosa |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/10557-3 - An ecosystem services approach for planning and evaluating mine site rehabilitation |
| Grantee: | Luis Enrique Sánchez |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships abroad - Research |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/22927-1 - Evaluating outcomes of mine land rehabilitation through ecosystem services |
| Grantee: | Josianne Cláudia Sales Rosa |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |