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Policy Brief Engov 1_ English Version
Environmental governance of extractive activities in Latin America and the Caribbean: the need to include local communities
While investments in extractive activities in Latin America and the Caribbean
(LAC) are booming, there are growing concerns about their social and
environmental consequences. Extractive activities, which include metal
mining, the extraction of fossil fuels, hydroelectricity and biomass, are
expanding and moving into more remote areas that are often inhabited by
indigenous and peasant communities. These activities have far-reaching
consequences. On the one hand, they generate economic development, jobs,
infrastructure and government revenues that partly pay for social programs.
On the other hand, they often bring damage to nature and local livelihoods,
require large volumes of energy and water, and produce large amounts of
waste. Many local communities claim that their needs and their concerns
about these negative effects of extractive activities are being neglected, and
resistance is mounting. Existing regulatory and institutional frameworks,
including consultation mechanisms, are unable to prevent and solve these
problems…
News Letter Engov 4_ English Version
News Letter Engov 4_ Versión en Español
News Letter Engov 3_ Versión en Español
Reunión del Proyecto en Brasilia, en el Centro de Desarollo Sostenible
Del 13 al 16 de junio, alrededor de 25 investigadores se reunieron en Brasilia
para discutir la investigación en curso de los ocho grupos temáticos de ENGOV.
Después de la redacción de los Informes del Marco Analítico, se iniciaron una
serie de estudios de casos…