[PeDAGoG] A new article on REDWeb - "Carbon commodification in the Peruvian Amazon: The Kichwa People's Struggle Against Territorial and Climate Destruction"

Tue Jul 26 16:48:17 CEST 2022

Friends,

A new article, *"Carbon commodification in the Peruvian Amazon: The Kichwa
People's Struggle Against Territorial and Climate Destruction" * has been
uploaded on REDWeb:

https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/carbon-commodification-in-the-peruvian-amazon-the-kichwa-peoples-struggle-against-territorial-and-climate-destruction/

The contemporary model of “fortress conservation” continues to dispossess
Indigenous Peoples around the world of their territories to justify the
implementation of dubious projects pushing climate change mitigation
mechanisms and biodiversity conservation actions. It ignores the ancient
rights of communities over their territories, and actively impairs their
own local governance systems perfected over time. The resistance to this
fraudulent attempt at conservation, however, is gaining ground all over the
world. In this article on the emerging issues in Peru, Matias Pérez Ojeda
del Arco discusses the ongoing struggle of the Kichwa people to ensure the
enjoyment of their traditional livelihoods and the continuation of their
territorialities and relationalities with their forests. While the
situation is far from perfect, this contestation has allowed for the
creation of an “alternative” paradigm where the communities are recognized
as key actors for any conservation action undertaken by the Peruvian State
to meet its climate commitments.

Please take a look and join the discussion on REDWeb listserv or the
website discussion forum. The author is copied here in case you would like
to contact him directly.

Best,

Pallav
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