Mining disaster in the Doce River: Dilemma between governance and participation

2021 ◽  
pp. 001139212110592
Author(s):  
Cristiana Losekann ◽  
Bruno Milanez
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Hybrid System ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
Doce River

In this article, we assess how the demand for participation modified the governance structure initially proposed to deal with the reparation of impacts caused by the failure of the Fundão dam in Mariana (Minas Gerais, Brazil). Throughout the text, we identify how mining companies sought to build a solution based on a complex structure of governance with the consent of government agencies. We also verify that, in contrast, social movements pressured justice institutions for alternatives that guarantee some level of participation of the affected communities. As a result of this interaction, we argue that a hybrid system was created, which proved excessively slow, highly inefficient and unable to meet the main demands of the affected people.

scholarly journals Issues of Accounting Presentation of Metals and Mining Companies at Key Exploration Work Stages

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-33
Author(s):  
A. S. Mal’tsev
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
Regulatory Documents ◽  
Asset Impairment ◽  
Alternative Methodology ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Mineral Reserves

The paper provides an overview of the main stages and types of exploration works for solid minerals according to the current regulatory documents of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, and also considers the features of accounting for these works in conformity with the requirements of RAS 24/2011 “Accounting for the costs on exploitation of natural resources”, IFRS 6 “Exploration and Assessment of Mineral Reserves” and IAS 36 “Asset Impairment”. According to the results of a comparative analysis of RAS and IFRS, assessment of the methods for reflecting exploration work in the accounting of mining companies, an analysis of their impact on management decisions by stakeholders is carried out. The theoretical and practical significance of the study is to justify the need to develop an alternative methodology for accounting and presentation of accounting information on the results of exploration, based on a phased increase in the reliability of knowledge about subsoil areas. The study is primarily interest to government agencies for improving the legislative regulation of accounting, credit institutions and mining companies in conducting investment analysis of customers and partners.

scholarly journals Práticas socioeducativas e jovens no sul de Minas Gerais (p. 155-174)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luís Antonio Groppo ◽  
Lívia Silva Macedo
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Young People ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Social Intervention ◽  
The South ◽  
Movimientos Sociales

O campo das práticas socioeducativas, combinando o educativo com objeti-vos que visam à intervenção social, tem crescido no Brasil nos últimos anos,desenvolvendo-se a partir da educação popular e da educação não formal,vindo a predominar nele o paradigma da “inclusão social” dos “excluídos”.O artigo caracteriza as práticas socioeducativas para adolescentes e jovens emum município do sul de Minas Gerais, por meio de levantamento de dadose entrevistas, e também as concepções de jovem e juventude, segundo asgestoras de cinco dessas práticas. Reiteram-se características do campo en-contradas em outros locais pesquisados, incluindo concepções estereotipadassobre a juventude. Contudo, práticas heterodoxas vindas de movimentos so-ciais e da universidade pública indicam possibilidades criativas nesse campo,incluindo uma noção de jovem mais consistente, na qual ele é tido como umsujeito social.Palavras-chave: Juventude. Educação não formal. Movimentos sociais.AbstractThe field of socio-educative practices, combining education with goals aimedat social intervention has grown in Brazil in recent years, developing from thepopular education and non-formal education, coming to dominate it the para-digm of “social inclusion”. The article characterizes the socio-educative prac-tices for adolescents and young people in a city in the South of Minas Gerais,Brazil, through data collection and interviews. Also, young concepts and youthunder the managers of five of these practices. They reiterate to field characteris-tics found in other areas surveyed, including stereotyped conceptions of youth.However, heterodox practices coming from social movements and public uni-versity indicate creative possibilities in this field, including a sense of youth moreconsistent, in which the young is regarded as a social subject.Keywords: Youth. Non-formal education. Social movements.ResumenEl campo de las prácticas socioeducativas, combinando el educativo con obje-tivos que apuntan a la intervención social, ha crecido en Brasil en los últimosaños, desarrollándose a partir de la educación popular y de la educación noformal, venido a predominar en él el paradigma de la “inclusión social” Delos “excluidos”. El artículo caracteriza las prácticas socioeducativas para ado-lescentes y jóvenes en un municipio del sur de Minas Gerais, por medio de laencuesta de datos y entrevistas. También, las concepciones de joven y juventudsegún las gestoras de 5 de estas prácticas. Se reiteran características del campoencontradas en otros lugares investigados, incluyendo concepciones estereoti-padas sobre la juventud. Sin embargo, prácticas heterodoxas provenientes demovimientos sociales y de la universidad pública indican posibilidades creativasen este campo, incluyendo una noción de joven más consistente, en la cual esconsiderado un sujeto social.Palabras clave: Juventud. Educación no formal. Movimientos sociales.

Extractive Industries

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Pieth
Keyword(s):  
Oil Industry ◽  
Global South ◽  
Extractive Industries ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
Business Sectors

This chapter focuses on extractive industries, which are among the business sectors most exposed to corruption. Typically, they are dependent on licenses by government agencies, frequently in states with little income other than royalties from mining or from the oil industry. Often these states are located in the global South with weak government structures. It is a common feature in these states that a small elite rapidly become extraordinarily rich, while the population at large remains in deep poverty. Oil and mining companies, traders, and the finance industries may not actually be in the driving seat, but they very frequently go along and participate in the organized plunder. They are regularly fully aware that the funds they pay to officials are going to be stolen. Sometimes they actively engage in bribery to secure drilling or mining licenses. Other players, like traders, indirectly profit of the systemic graft by elites.

Social Movements and the State

1986 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard P. Gale
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Environmental Movement ◽  
The State ◽  
Resource Mobilization ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Resource Mobilization Theory ◽  
Mobilization Theory

This article modifies resource mobilization theory to emphasize interaction among social movements, countermovements, and government agencies. The framework developed for tracing social movement-state relationships gives special attention to movement and countermovement agency alignments. There are six stages of movement-state relationships illustrated with an analysis of the contemporary environmental movement.

scholarly journals Chemical composition, vitamins, and minerals of family farming biribiri (Averrhoa bilimbi L.) in the Middle Doce River region, Minas Gerais, BrazilTítulo 12

2022 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jéssica Nunes Ferreira ◽  
Helena Maria Pinheiro-Sant’Ana ◽  
Ceres Mattos Della Lucia ◽  
Reinaldo Duque Brasil Landulfo Teixeira ◽  
Leandro de Morais Cardoso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin E ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Vitamin C ◽  
Dietary Fiber ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Emission Spectrometry ◽  
Fluorescence Detector ◽  
Energy Value ◽  
River Region ◽  
Doce River

ABSTRACT: This study evaluated physical characteristics, chemical composition, content of vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids, and minerals in biribiri fruits (Averrhoa bilimbi) from the Middle Doce River region (Minas Gerais, Brazil). Titratable acidity was determined by volumetric neutralization, pH by direct potentiometry, soluble solids by refractometry, humidity by gravimetry, ash by calcination in muffle, proteins by the micro-Kjeldahl method, dietary fiber by non-enzymatic gravimetric method and lipids using a Soxhlet extractor. Carotenoids and vitamin C were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and vitamin E by HPLC with fluorescence detector. Fourteen minerals were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. Biribiri showed high yield of edible portion (100%), low lipid, protein and carbohydrate content, and; consequently, low total energy value (25.36 kcal 100 g-1). The fruit also showed low dietary fiber content (0.62 g 100 g-1), total vitamin E (17.62 µg 100 g-1), total carotenoids (0.32 g 100 g-1), and high vitamin C, zinc, copper, iron content, manganese, molybdenum and chrome content. Regarding the heavy metals, the fruit showed no cadmium, and traces of aluminum and nickel. In conclusion, biribiri presented low energy value and expressive contents of dietary fibers, vitamin C, iron, manganese, molybdenum, chromium, zinc, and copper.

scholarly journals PRAKTIK SOSIAL PERTAMBANGAN: Suatu Studi Penanganan Konflik Oleh Sebuah Perusahaan Izin Clear and Clear di Ulayat Penghulu Nan Salapan, Nagari Lunang Utara

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Alen Saprika ◽  
Afrizal Afrizal ◽  
Azwar Azwar
Keyword(s):  
Structuration Theory ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Government Regulations ◽  
Sustainable Mining ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Government

The concept of the clear and clean permit has been implemented since 2011 by the Indonesia government to produce sustainable mining practices. This concept is applied by the government due to the occurrence of conflicts in Indonesia. This article presents the results of research findings concerning the influence of clear and clean permits to social practices of mining. The study used structuration theory and using qualitative research method what has been studied is the use of government regulations by mining companies, related government agencies, and local communities to legitimize and understands their actions. A case PT. Tripabara operating in Nagari Lunang Utara has been studied. This article would like to show that although the company has obtained a clear and clean license, sustainable mining practices are not carried out. The article discussed the causes of unsustainable mining practices by PT. Tripabara. Two things will be revealed: the first is status of clear and clear permits obtained by the company is used by the company officials to claim that their mining practice is sustainable, while the community based their understanding of the company behavior on the company’s actions to tackle environmental problems and conflict of land acquisition.

scholarly journals Infrastructure procurement capacity gaps in Nigeria public sector institutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 1962-1985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Manu ◽  
Abdul-Majeed Mahamadu ◽  
Colin Booth ◽  
Paul Olaniyi Olomolaiye ◽  
Akinwale Coker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Public Infrastructure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organisational Capacity ◽  
State And Local Government ◽  
State And Local

Purpose The achievement of sustainable development goals is linked to the procurement of public infrastructure in a manner that meets key procurement objectives, such as sustainability, value-for-money, transparency and accountability. At the heart of achieving these procurement objectives and others is the capacity of public procurement institutions. Whereas previous reports have hinted that there are deficiencies in procurement capacity in Nigeria, insights regarding critical aspects of organisational capacity deficiencies among different tiers of government agencies is limited. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the critical gaps in the procurement capacity of state and local government agencies involved in the procurement of public infrastructure in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The study employed a survey of public infrastructure procurement personnel which yielded 288 responses. Findings Among 23 operationalised items that are related to organisational procurement capacity, none is perceived to be adequate by the procurement personnel. Additionally, among 14 procurement objectives only 1 is perceived as being attained to at least a high extent. Originality/value The findings underscore the acuteness of organisational procurement capacity weaknesses among public procurement institutions within Nigeria’s governance structure. It is, thus, imperative for policy makers within state and local government to formulate, resource and implement procurement capacity building initiatives/programmes to address these deficiencies. Additionally, the organisational procurement capacity items operationalised in this study could serve as a useful blueprint for studying capacity deficiencies among public infrastructure procurement agencies in other developing countries, especially within sub-Saharan Africa where several countries have been implementing public procurement reforms.

scholarly journals Changes to land tenure and pastoral lease ownership in Western Australia’s central rangelands: implications for co-operative, landscape-scale management

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eddie J. B. van Etten
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Arid Zone ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Livestock Grazing ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
History Of ◽  
Pastoral Lease ◽  
Management And Conservation

The majority of arid and semiarid land in the Western Australian pastoral zone has a long history of livestock grazing within an extensive network of predominantly family-held pastoral leases. A variety of different groups have purchased pastoral leases in the last five decades and, for many, making a profit from pastoralism is no longer a priority. For the central rangelands of Western Australia, these groups have included: government agencies, who have purchased some 9% of pastoral leases by area; private conservation organisations (<1% purchased); aboriginal communities and groups (~7%); and mining companies (~13%). The purchases of pastoral leases by government agencies was designed to improve the conservation status of arid-zone ecosystems, and is the first step in a process of changing land tenure to a conservation reserve. This paper summarises the extent and other characteristics of these changes in land tenure and ownership of pastoral leases, and explores the implications for land management and conservation, stemming from these changes. It demonstrates that large areas of contiguous land with no or reduced domestic stocking can now be found in many parts of these rangelands, particularly in the Coolgardie, Yalgoo and Pilbara bio-regions, with some leaseholders actively managing land for the conservation of biodiversity and restoring sites degraded through past over-grazing. In some bio-regions, such land covers considerable proportions of sub-catchments, suggesting that broad-scale conservation management and restoration objectives may be realised. It is argued that to fully realise these objectives requires effective communication and co-ordination between land managers, including sharing of ideas, view-points and resources. In particular, mining companies, now major holders of pastoral leases in Western Australia, can play an important role in contributing to and even facilitating such objectives.

Use of multivariate statistical methods to analyze the monitoring of surface water quality in the Doce River basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (28) ◽  
pp. 35303-35318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Micael de Souza Fraga ◽  
Guilherme Barbosa Reis ◽  
Demetrius David da Silva ◽  
Hugo Alexandre Soares Guedes ◽  
Abrahão Alexandre Alden Elesbon
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Surface Water Quality ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Multivariate Statistical Methods ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Doce River

Press Representation of Social Movements: Brazilian Resistance to the Candonga Hydroelectric Dam

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 725-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
PATRÍCIA PEREIRA DA SILVA ◽  
FRANKLIN DANIEL ROTHMAN
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Social Protest ◽  
Hydroelectric Dams ◽  
Media Reporting ◽  
Hydroelectric Dam ◽  
The Press ◽  
Constructing Meaning

AbstractThis article analyses how the Brazilian Movimento dos Atingidos por Barragens (Movement of Dam-Affected People, MAB) has been represented in the press, in the context of networks of resistance to large hydroelectric dams in Latin America. We analyse how the press deploys linguistic-discursive resources in producing and constructing meaning and focus in its presentation of news about anti-dam protests. The study analyses print media reporting on anti-dam protests in Minas Gerais between 1998 and 2005, and shows how, at different moments and in different political contexts, representations of social protest have changed and newspaper reports have either ignored, criminalised or provided visibility to MAB in this region.

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