GEOG 339 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Neoliberalism, Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Document Summary
Economic self-development controlled by the indigenous people that does not destroy traditional values nor nature these values are first and foremost to them. Unwillingness to negotiate/add to other conversations until these goals are met people who have based their livelihoods and cultures on extraction of natural resources over centuries with particular ecological settings. What is at stake? ethical and political issues. Disappearance of culture afraid of assimilating entirely into new culture land rights and political self-determination large biodiverse areas traditional ecological knowledge. Overlapping agenda between biodiversity conservationists and ese"eja: interested in fate of same biodiverse land interested in sustaining ecosystems ese"eja perspective on park reserve: parks are stolen territory and want to reclaim their land. Nepstad et al. indigenous lands in more highly valued areas closer to sites valued for deforestation. Near roads or rivers allow access. Deforestation is accelerating in tambopata (other study) private ecotourist concessions best at preventing deforestation.
