Course Description
Welcome to the course HIE 224 Mining and Environmental Issues!
This is a course offered by the Division of Indigenous & Development Studies under the Environment
Strand. This course is made possible through the partnership between the Research & Conservation Foundation and the University of Goroka and the funding assistance of The
The aim of this course is to broaden students’ understanding of the mining industry and its impact on the
economy, environment, and socio-cultural aspects of Papua New Guinea and other indigenous communities.
The course will take students through a journey of defining mining and understanding its historical
development and to expose them to the impacts of mining on the economy (local and national), social
(including culture) and the environment. Having studied Resource and Resource Management and
Indigenous Knowledge and Conservation, this course should enable students to develop a clear understandin
Welcome to the course HIE 224 Mining and Environmental Issues!
This is a course offered by the Division of Indigenous & Development Studies under the Environment
Strand. This course is made possible through the partnership between the Research & Conservation Foundation and the University of Goroka and the funding assistance of The
The aim of this course is to broaden students’ understanding of the mining industry and its impact on the
economy, environment, and socio-cultural aspects of Papua New Guinea and other indigenous communities.
The course will take students through a journey of defining mining and understanding its historical
development and to expose them to the impacts of mining on the economy (local and national), social
(including culture) and the environment. Having studied Resource and Resource Management and
Indigenous Knowledge and Conservation, this course should enable students to develop a clear understandin