MINERÍA ILEGAL, CONFLICTOS SOCIOAMBIENTALES Y DEFORESTACIÓN EN LA AMAZONÍA LEGAL: UNA REVISIÓN SISTEMÁTICA DE LA LITERATURA

Autores/as

  • Washington Aleksander Savaris dos Santos Autor/a
  • Alberto Carlos de Melo Lima Autor/a
  • Hebe Morganne Campos Ribeiro Autor/a
  • Éder Silva de Oliveira Autor/a
  • Marco Valério de Albuquerque Vinagre Autor/a

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56238/arev7n9-095

Palabras clave:

Minería Ilegal, Minería, Deforestación, Mercurio, Amazonía Legal

Resumen

La minería ilegal se ha consolidado como un factor clave de deforestación en la Amazonía Legal, generando impactos ambientales y sociales que incluyen contaminación por mercurio, fragmentación del hábitat, conflictos territoriales y presión sobre Unidades de Conservación y Tierras Indígenas. Esta revisión sistemática siguió las directrices PRISMA y evaluó la calidad metodológica de los estudios utilizando la lista de verificación del Instituto Joanna Briggs (JBI). La búsqueda se realizó en SciELO, Scopus, Web of Science y Google Académico, abarcando el período de 2008 a 2022. Se identificaron 2664 registros; tras la revisión y lectura de títulos y resúmenes, se seleccionaron 66 artículos para su lectura completa, 21 de los cuales cumplieron con los criterios de inclusión. Los resultados destacan los efectos directos e indirectos de la minería ilegal en la deforestación, destacando el papel de las vías de acceso, los mercados de oro y la deficiente aplicación de la ley. El resumen destaca la necesidad de políticas públicas integradas, una mayor supervisión y alternativas económicas sostenibles para reducir la dependencia de la minería. Se concluye que la reciente intensificación de la minería ilegal está asociada con picos de deforestación y riesgos para la salud pública derivados de la exposición al mercurio.

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2025-09-09

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DOS SANTOS, Washington Aleksander Savaris; LIMA, Alberto Carlos de Melo; RIBEIRO, Hebe Morganne Campos; DE OLIVEIRA, Éder Silva; VINAGRE, Marco Valério de Albuquerque. MINERÍA ILEGAL, CONFLICTOS SOCIOAMBIENTALES Y DEFORESTACIÓN EN LA AMAZONÍA LEGAL: UNA REVISIÓN SISTEMÁTICA DE LA LITERATURA. ARACÊ , [S. l.], v. 7, n. 9, p. e7952 , 2025. DOI: 10.56238/arev7n9-095. Disponível em: https://periodicos.newsciencepubl.com/arace/article/view/7952. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.