Returning land to country: Indigenous engagement in mined land closure and rehabilitation

Bond, Carol Janson; Kelly, Lisa A.

doi:10.1177/0312896220919136

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“…Seeking Indigenous peoples' involvement in decisions around rehabilitation and future mined land uses is critical to holistic, quadruple-bottom line outcomes inclusive of economic, environmental, social and cultural values. The earlier this journey commences, not only for opening new mines, but in plans for closure and mined land rehabilitation, the more authentic and successful it is likely to be (Bond & Kelly 2021;Monosky & Keeling 2021).…”

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Community capacity to envisage a post-mine future: rehabilitation options for Latrobe Valley brown coal mines

Reeves¹,

Baumgartl²,

Morgan³

et al. 2022

Mine Closure 2022: 15th Conference on Mine Closure

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Since closure of the Hazelwood Power Station in 2017, and the associated Morwell open cut mine, the community of the Latrobe Valley have largely come to terms with the coming end of an industry that for almost a century defined their region. However, the capacity for the community to envisage what comes next has been limited. This is in part due to uncertainty of the viability of options for rehabilitation, future ownership and responsibility for the sites, and a challenging policy framework. It is also related to systemic social issues, such as mistrust of both government and energy companies, as well as over-consultation fatigue.We draw here on findings from a recent study, commissioned by AGL Loy Yang, on the community perspectives on the final void forms and future land and water uses of the three Latrobe Valley open cut brown coal mines -and surrounding lands. The data were obtained through a series of focus groups with key stakeholders, including community organisations, environmental groups, government authorities, business groups, primary producers and Traditional Owners; and a web-based survey, completed by over 560 participants. From this we found a common theme concerning a desire to have the land returned to the community and to leave a positive legacy for the sites. Options that were visually attractive and enabled either recreation and/or tourism were preferred to future industrial uses; environmental benefit was also a strong priority.Authentic community consultation necessitates that the community be empowered to make an informed contribution to the discussion, and that they are made aware of how their input will be utilised. The community of the Latrobe Valley are invested in having a positive outcome for their region, which future generations can benefit from. To achieve this, the community must be actively engaged in the process.

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Community capacity to envisage a post-mine future: rehabilitation options for Latrobe Valley brown coal mines

Reeves¹,

Baumgartl²,

Morgan³

et al. 2022

Mine Closure 2022: 15th Conference on Mine Closure

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“…By enforcing post‐closure commitments and approval conditions, MR&C plans focus on effective decommissioning and land rehabilitation processes for safe post‐mining subsequent land use (Australia 2016). However, such post‐mining land use rarely, if ever, effectively, and transparently engages with Indigenous management and land stewardship (Bond & Kelly 2020). More recently, the MR&C debate in Australia has gradually shifted from a scientific emphasis on the biophysical conditions of soils and vegetation to a critical understanding of cumulative impacts and the possible benefits to be derived from post‐mined land through the recognition of Indigenous knowledge and customary practices (Unger et al 2020).…”

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Indigenous environmental justice through coproduction of mining restoration supply chains in Australia

Urzedo

Pedrini

Hearps

et al. 2022

Restoration Ecology

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Mining activities often cause displacement and disruption of Indigenous socio-cultural relations to land, water, biodiversity, and sacred entities. Due to the high disturbance and degradation that occurs as a result of mining on Indigenous lands, mine restoration and closure (MR&C) must mobilize the political agency of Indigenous Australians and provide enduring benefits beyond the life-of-mine. Here, we demonstrate that Indigenous engagements with mining restoration supply chains in Australia can only succeed if institutionalized socio-environmental inequalities are recognized and dismantled. Through environmental justice lenses, we examine critical mine restoration injustices and how Indigenous Australian participation can energize environmental self-determination. We analyze emerging restoration supply chains through the native seed collection and production activities as opportunities for nurturing transformative local collaborations, Indigenous entrepreneurship, and political participation. Our analysis shows the potential for community practices to coproduce MR&C through enduring partnerships, Indigenous-led organizations, and plural knowledge systems. Indigenous Australian leadership in coordinating investments, collaborations, techniques, and business operations is critical to transforming MR&C into democratic and equitable plans and actions on Indigenous lands where mining operates. When aligned with progressive institutional changes, restoration interventions can potentially strengthen environmental self-determination for Indigenous Australian political control over the customary use and stewardship of their lands.

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“…The application of stakeholder and CSR practices to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for performing mined land rehabilitation and closure was presented in [8]. It indicated that those activities are essential now and mining industries now allow omitting it.…”

Section: Literature State Of the Art Of Csr Of Mining Industiesmentioning

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Mining Industry Corporate Social Responsibility to Education Development

Jasińska

Jasiński

2022

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The impact of mining industries’ operations on different areas is easy to be noticed. Thus, nowadays different research considering ecology, economy, society, or engineering is performed in light of mining industries. However, the impact on education development is not the first choice. Thus, the aim of this paper is the verification of possibility to indicate the main key factors (activities) in the mining industry, that are in accordance with the CSR doctrine and are capable of ensuring education development. To reach this purpose, KGHM Polska Miedź SA was selected for the research, as an example of a mining company operating on a global scale. Then, the appropriate CSR standard “Principles for Global Corporate Responsibility, Bench Marks for Measuring Business Performance” was a basis for the operationalization process to assure the research tool, that defines the list of the activities in accordance with CSR doctrine. The obtained research tool was used to perform the survey, which indicated the key factors that assure education development. As a result, over 65 key factors were indicated. Generally, the factors considered, e.g., free access to education for workers, suppliers, and vendors, do not affect the education of children and young workers, as does preparing company documents in language adequate to the operating area.

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Returning land to country: Indigenous engagement in mined land closure and rehabilitation

Cited by 13 publications

References 39 publications

Community capacity to envisage a post-mine future: rehabilitation options for Latrobe Valley brown coal mines

Community capacity to envisage a post-mine future: rehabilitation options for Latrobe Valley brown coal mines

Indigenous environmental justice through coproduction of mining restoration supply chains in Australia

Mining Industry Corporate Social Responsibility to Education Development

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