Phasing Out Mercury? Ecological Economics and Indonesia's Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector
This article uses an ecological economics approach to analyse tensions surrounding efforts to phase out mercury in Indonesia's artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector, among the largest sources of mercury pollution worldwide. It also discusses implications of domestic cinnabar mining for controlling mercury in Indonesia's ASGM sector, highlighting obstacles to implementing the Minamata Convention, a treaty that aims to restrict mercury use.
Additional Info
- Author(s)
- Samuel J. Spiegel; Sumali Agrawal; Dino Mikhab; Kartie Vitamerry; Philippe Le Billon; Marcello Veigad; Kulansi Konoliusb; and Bardolf Paul
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Associated Partners
- University of Edinburgh, Yayasan Tambuhak Sinta, University of British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Publishing Institution Webpage
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800917302215
- Data Source Classification
- Academic Study
- Research Type
- Both
- Research Methodology
- Primary - INTERVIEW, Primary - OBSERVATION, Secondary - PREVIOUS RESEARCH, Secondary - OFFICIAL STATISTICS
- Thematic Tags
- Economic, Income, Social, Livelihoods, Technological, Education and Training, Environmental, Mercury
- Minerals
- Gold
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Country
- Indonesia
- Last Updated
- May 22, 2024