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InBrief: The role of mining and metals in land use and adaptation
This paper forms part of a series of InBrief publications that begin to scope out the links between the mining and metals industry and the three focus areas in ICMM’s climate change program.
Emissions from land use, land-use change and forestry represent a major component of global emissions. The sources of these emissions and mitigation opportunities differ from energy and industrial emissions.
There is a range of options at every stage of the mining cycle to reduce the land-use impacts of mining. These options bring benefits not only in terms of reduced greenhouse gas emissions but also in increasing the adaptability of mine operators and local area to the projected physical impacts of climate change, reducing environmental impacts on water and biodiversity and increasing benefits to local communities.
This paper outlines some of these options, drawing on case studies from ICMM member companies. It outlines some of the co-benefits and discusses the implications, challenges and opportunities from the option of reduced deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries for mining operators worldwide.
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