Limited information is available on artisanal and subsistence shark fisheries across the Pacific. The aim of this study was to investigate Fiji's inshore fisheries which catch sharks. In January and February 2013, 253 semi-directive interviews were conducted in 117 villages and at local harbours on Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Ovalau and a number of islands of the Mamanuca and Yasawa archipe...

CONTEXT Mercury exposure has been described among small-scale gold mining communities in developing countries, but reports of inhalational mercury toxicity among home gold extractors in the US remain uncommon. OBJECTIVE We sought to identify inhalational mercury exposures and toxicity among artisanal gold extractors. METHODS This is an observational case series of a single Poison Center dat...

This study examines the interaction between formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining subsector regulation negative environmental impacts in Tanzania. Formalization generally seeks to move legal status. Using documents, reviews, interviews with key informants, suggests that there is no automatic connection improvement protection The reasons behind this situation include lack funding, li...

This study seeks to analyze the benefits, as well as the likely risks of cultivating Jatropha curcas in small production units of rain fed lands in Yucatán. In order to analyze the possible development of local artisanal agri-industry in the context of policies related to biofuels in Mexico, interviews with key informants were made to identify the agricultural potential of Jatropha c. in monocu...

The aim of this work is to explain the concepts sustainability with respect small artisanal gold mining. For this, a qualitative approach descriptive scope was used, for which bibliographic review technique conducted. In sense, articles, theses, books and institutional documents, any contribution related research topic were taken into consideration. Likewise, documentation contributed delimitin...