Proactive Management of Ecosystem Services in Oil Sands Pre-mining Phase

摘要: Ecosystems and their services are essential to human well-being, but mining activities often cause adverse impacts on these services. Although impact of is experienced throughout the life a mine, pre-mining phase was considered in this research because it determines relationship industries with community. In addition, companies must be conscious how mitigate its environment every stage as much possible. Past researchers either have stated not explicitly considering ecosystem services, or they assessed effects taking into account research, an existing methodology applied oil sands deposits located Ondo state, Nigeria. The results include appraisal demographic information, land use maps, types ecosystems, communities. prioritized service, proposed mitigation measures that can taken, assessment outcome were also obtained. conclusions service review appropriate approach for mitigating However, improved by assessing know if there will any significant reduction occurrences giving feedback