Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The overall objective of the research was to analyze the impact of gold mining on the environment, challenges, and prospects for sustainability. The study used a qualitative approach. It relied on documentary data collection techniques, managing the collection and analysis of a documentary-bibliographic typology, through which laws, official gazettes, and scientific articles were reviewed. A semi-structured interview technique was also applied to two key informants, leaders of the Rio Blanco community (Tena). It was concluded that gold mining in Ecuador represents a dilemma between economic development and environmental conservation. Despite having regulations that recognize the rights of nature and communities, their application has been deficient, which has allowed mining activities to advance without effective control.
Source: CIENCIAMATRIA
Institution: Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7216002764