Surge in global metal mining threatens vulnerable ecosystems

Sebastian Luckeneder; Stefan Giljum; Anke Schaffartzik; Victor Maus; Michael Tost

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102303

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Surge in global metal mining threatens vulnerable ecosystems

Sebastian Luckeneder

Stefan Giljum

Anke Schaffartzik Victor Maus

Michael Tost

Global Environmental Change Vol. 69 pp. 102303 · Elsevier BV

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Sebastian Luckeneder, Stefan Giljum, Anke Schaffartzik, et al. (2021). Surge in global metal mining threatens vulnerable ecosystems. Global Environmental Change, 69, 102303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102303

Surge in global metal mining threatens vulnerable ecosystems

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