The artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector in Guyana has, over the last decade,
become the main engine for economic growth, the key source of foreign exchange and a …

The global demand for gold and copper has intensified tensions between formal mining
(mostly Large-Scale) and informal mining (mostly Artisanal and Small-Scale) in key mining …

Guyana manages an estimated 5.3 million hectares of old-growth tropical forests, 29% of its
total forest area, for timber extraction. Individuals and companies can apply for time-limited …

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a vital source of non-farm rural income across
much of the Global South, and a key provider of jobs and livelihoods in South America …

Mining poses a major environmental threat to tropical forest ecosystems, given its role in
long-term forest degradation. Like Suriname, Guyana presents one of the less disturbed …

Abstract In May 2015, ExxonMobil announced the discovery of significant amounts of oil
offshore Guyana. It has been argued that these new oil discoveries could boost Guyana's …

Background. Gold mining activities in forested areas across Guyana have been a common
practice for more than a century. The intensification of artisanal and small-scale gold mining …

Loricaria cuffyi n. sp. is described based on 36 specimens from the Essequibo and upper
Negro River drainages in western Guyana and the upper Orinoco River drainage in …

A historical overview of structural change is presented to motivate the calculation of sectoral
factor productivities for Guyana and Suriname using a structural VAR and a novel resource …

This paper outlines the debates surrounding the conflicts between large-and small-scale
mining in Mongolia. It provides a historical overview of these conflicts, discusses the critical …