ThreatTH_ILLEGAL_MINING
Illegal Mining
Pollution · driver: Mining
Human Translation
Unregulated mining that pollutes rivers and clears land.
Trust summary
Claims1
Sources1
ConfidenceMedium
ReviewReviewed
Data gaps1
Failure Cascade
What is weakened, layer by layer, if this is lost. Each step is a node in the graph — the effect propagates downstream toward human relevance.
FunctionPredationRecipientFarmsRecipientWatershedsRecipientHumansRecipientFood SystemsHuman SystemRegional AgricultureHuman SystemWater SystemRecipientClimate SystemRecipientFuture GenerationsHuman SystemClimate StabilityHuman SystemUrban SystemRecipientBiodiversityRecipientWild PlantsRecipientForestsHuman SystemIndigenous LivelihoodsRecipientFreshwater Systems
Evidence
Illegal mining can threaten water quality, ecosystems and Indigenous communities.
Data gapsExtent and mercury impacts not fully mapped.
Driver1
Mining
Solutions Addressing It2
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