La MAPE a menudo se asocia con la degradación ambiental, la explotación de los trabajadores, las prácticas inseguras e incluso los conflictos. Sin embargo, el sector también es una fuente de empleo y desarrollo económico local en algunas de las zonas más desfavorecidas del mundo, donde existen pocas alternativas. Este breve informe resume un análisis del estado que toma la comunicación de la MAPE (incluyendo las barreras para una comunicación efectiva) y las tendencias emergentes, junto con recomendaciones dirigidas a comunicadores y tomadores de decisiones.
Abby Efua Hilson; Gavin Hilson - for planetGOLD
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