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Renewable Energy And Human Rights Violations: Illustrative Cases From Indigenous Territories In Panama, Mary Finley-Brook, Curtis Thomas
Renewable Energy And Human Rights Violations: Illustrative Cases From Indigenous Territories In Panama, Mary Finley-Brook, Curtis Thomas
Geography and the Environment Faculty Publications
Local implementation of international climate policies is frequently obscure. The objective of our research is to unpack the "black box" of carbon offsetting as it is being conducted in Latin American indigenous territories. Our two case studies of renewable energy projects under construction in Naso and Ngobe villages in western Panama show that carbon offsets in oppressive societies have the potential to cause social harm. Our cases illustrate processes of green authoritarianism, spatial control, and social restructuring. The private developers constructing the Chan 75 and Bonyic dams did not follow international standards for free, prior, and informed consent, and state …
Indigenous Land Tenure Insecurity Fosters Illegal Logging In Nicaragua, Mary Finley-Brook
Indigenous Land Tenure Insecurity Fosters Illegal Logging In Nicaragua, Mary Finley-Brook
Geography and the Environment Faculty Publications
Titling of Indigenous common-property lands in easternNicaraguais a necessary base for forest management. Titling alone will not be sufficient to assure sustainable practices, and the success of demarcation programmes rests on processes of negotiation leading up to tenure decisions; nevertheless, a review of decades of history in Indigenous territories suggests that key problems in forest resource administration are inextricably linked to tenure insecurities, as explorations of current resource disputes in seven villages demonstrate. Analysis also suggests that ineffective implementation ofNicaragua’s multiethnic autonomy fosters illegality and resource mismanagement. Fundamental structural changes to improve inclusion, accountability and transparency are necessary. Remediation also …