Bio+Mine Project: Empowering the Community to Develop a Site-Specific System for the Rehabilitation of a Legacy Mine
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community based research
grounded theory
mixed methods
social justice
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situational analysis
grounded theory
mixed methods
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situational analysis
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The rehabilitation of legacy mines continues to be a big challenge because of the difficulties in returning them to safe and stable conditions and ensuring that the mined-out areas become productive to support the economic activity of the host community. Previous efforts are often focused on purely technical and environmental aspects, leading to resistance from the local community due to their exclusion from the rehabilitation process. To address the issues associated with legacy mines and lack of participation of the community, we have developed a project, Biodiversity Positive Mining For The Net Zero Challenge (Bio + Mine), focusing on the abandoned Sto. NiƱo copper mine (Benguet, Philippines). The mine was closed in 1982 without a plan involving local stakeholders and leaving a significant ongoing negative legacy. Using the social-ecological-technological system framework, we will explore the intersections of the structure and functions of socio-economicdemographic, ecological, and technological data useful in devising a more inclusive mitigation strategy for the reconstruction of the supporting ecosystem. We aim to develop a site-specific system, underpinned by the local community's knowledge and practices, that can be a model for wider implementation in other legacy and active mines worldwide.
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Alonzo, D., Tabelin, C. B., Dalona, I. M., Beltran, A., Orbecido, A., Villacorte-Tabelin, M., Resabal, V. J., Promentilla, M. A., Brito-Parada, P., Plancherel, Y., Jungblut, A. D., Armstrong, R., Santos, A., Schofield, P. F., & Herrington, R. (2023). Bio+Mine Project: Empowering the Community to Develop a Site-Specific System for the Rehabilitation of a Legacy Mine. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231176340
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1609-4069
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