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Minería ilegal: Una amenaza para la seguridad integral y el desarrollo sostenible del Ecuador

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Public canonical key

doi:10.62457/wvvwnk61

Authors

María Gabriela Cueva Jiménez · Luis Antonio Larrea Romero · Luis Alberto Guaillas Chuquimarca

Reported year

2024

Reported language

es

Source type

article

First detected

2026-11-09T19:17:35.324384+00:00

Last metadata observation

2026-11-09T19:17:35.324384+00:00

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Institutions reported by the source

Camilo José Cela University · Universidad Internacional del Ecuador · Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE

Documentary abstract — original language

This research examines illegal mining as a significant threat to Ecuador’s comprehensive security, focusing on the existing productive enclaves that have led to criminal governance in the territory. These governance structures arise from the convergence of illegal mining with other crimes, including transnational crime. The Ecuadorian state has classified illegal mining as a threat due to the formation of geographical spaces under the control of criminal powers, where multiple illicit activities converge. These hotspots integrate into the illegal mining pro-duction chain, involving crimes such as arms, ammunition, and explosives trafficking, drug trafficking, money laundering, human trafficking, and fuel smuggling. Furthermore, there is systematic corruption involving private actors, indigenous communities, and criminal orga-nizations, which generates significant economic gains for these groups. This phenomenon severely impacts the country’s economy and sustainable development, compromising its sta-bility and comprehensive security.

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OPENALEX

W4408063768

DOI

10.62457/wvvwnk61

Documentary context

Documentary family

Scholarship

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article

Jurisdictions studied — explicit sources

EC

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OpenAlex · Record 1 · Record 2

• DOI · https://doi.org/10.62457/wvvwnk61
• OpenAlex · https://openalex.org/W4408063768

Documented bibliographic relations

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• openalex:w1775402343 · CITES
• openalex:w1856763636 · CITES
• openalex:w3003767690 · CITES
• openalex:w4294001353 · CITES
• openalex:w4324012200 · CITES
• Los problemas ambientales, la minería ilegal y la contaminación en el oriente ecuatoriano · CITES
• openalex:w4385332154 · CITES

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