Abstract:This article analyses the use of economic incentives, particularly the Environmental Performance Deposit Bonds (EPDBs) in enhancing sustainable environmentally sound mine operations and closure. This is through a review of the environmental challenges and management practices at the Kwale Mineral Sands Project which is Kenya’s ;largest mining project. The article reviews the legal challenges around the effective regulation and application of the bonds for environmental management in upstream mining, as well as… Show more
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