Category Archives: Academic Insights

Mining, Livelihoods, and Territorial Legitimacy in the Andes

Managing Expectations at Discovery: Power, Legitimacy, and Early-Stage License to Operate

Institutions Under Pressure: Mining Conflicts in Peru and Colombia

Rethinking Informality: A Global Examination of ASM Formalization

Assessing Mining’s Social Footprint: Building Models that Capture Community Realities

Defending Territory: Indigenous Resistance and Conservation Politics in the Peruvian Amazon

From Informality to Legitimacy: Rethinking Small-Scale Mining Governance in the Andes

Conservation Under Pressure: How Extractive Frontiers Collide with Protected Areas in Latin America

Consultation, Land, and Legitimacy: Understanding the Las Bambas Conflict in Peru

Lives on the Edge: Artisanal Mining and the Struggle for Livability in Ghana’s Asankragua