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Introducing the Climate Alliance Mapping Project
The Public Political Ecology Lab is pleased to announce the Climate Alliance Mapping Project (CAMP), a collaborative effort between academics, environmental NGOs, and indigenous organizations. Through Participatory Action Research and […]
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Special focus: Political ecologies of extractive industries and indigenous peoples
A new series of commentaries (blogs and photo-essays) addresses the political ecology of extractive industries as they intersect with indigenous communities. Mining, power and the limits of public consultation in […]
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Mining, power and the limits of public consultation in Bolivia’s mining sector
By Tom Perreault Latin America is in the midst of a resource boom. As mining, oil, and gas extraction have intensified throughout much of the region over the past two […]
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Blog entry and photostory: “From Enron to Evo: Pipeline Politics, Global Environmentalism, and Indigenous Rights in Bolivia”
By Derrick Hindery From Enron to Evo was published in June 2013 by the University of Arizona Press as part of the First Peoples, New Directions publishing initiative. Through this […]
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Transparency and its Other – Studying the Oil Industry
By Anna Zalik In this post I would like to give a few examples of my experience grappling with non disclosure and enclosure of spaces of contestation surrounding oil industry […]
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Struggles to keep fossil fuels in the ground in Ecuador: Mitigating the Global Challenges to the Good Life
By Pamela Martin As China continues to heavily and strategically invest in oil fields around the world, the dilemma for developing economies has been juxtaposing the benefits and windfalls from […]
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Indigenous Peoples and REDD+: A Critical Perspective
By Tracey Osborne A new report on REDD+ and indigenous peoples, written by PPEL members has been recently published. The report, titled Indigenous Peoples and REDD+: A Critical Perspective was […]
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