The Technical Partnership between Brazilian Society of Speleology, the Votorantim Cimentos and the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve has just made available via free download the Guidebook of Good Environmental Practices for the Quarrying of Lime Stone in Karst Areas.
The work organized by Luis Henrique Sánchez and Heros Augusto Santos Lobo counts on texts of eight other specialists of diverse areas of knowledge. Originally published in Portuguese in 2016, it now gains this English version, expanding the reach and internationalizing the result of three years of work that counted with the collaboration of mining and speleology technicians through public consultation.
With the intention of disseminating good environmental practices in the quarrying of limestone, the Guidebook of Good Environmental Practices provide a summary of information about karst environments, including the processes of formation, their ecological and evolutionary importance, and their role as provider of resources and services for society.
The document can contribute to raising the awareness and technical preparation of mining professionals of the importance of karst environments and their vulnerability with global application, reducing risks and enabling future generations to access the resources and services furnished by karst environments. In addition to enabling the team of environment and sustainability of companies, allowing a systemic view and real assessment of the situation and possible opportunities.
Click below to access the document:
PDF: www.cavernas.org.br/editorasbe/GUIDEBOOK_QUARRYING_KARST.pdf
Website/FLIP: www.cavernas.org.br/GUIDEBOOK_QUARRYING_KARST.asp
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