Thinking like Araucarias: development and conservation in other timescales
by Eduardo Gudynas – Fires of large tracts of forests in southern Chile and Argentina in March 2015 have caused…
Environment
Utopia or reality: can South America lead a fossil-free future?
Proponents of the South American philosophy of Buen Vivir have proposed an action plan for moving towards a more sustainable,…
Transitions to post-extractivism: directions, options, areas of action
Extractivisms are one of the main features in dominant development strategies in Latin America. Eduardo Gudynas (CLAES), presents the “post-extractivist”…
Ecuador: The Rights Of Nature Following The End Of The Petroleum Moratorium In Amazonia
by Eduardo Gudynas – One of the most original environmental initiatives in recent years, coming from Ecuador, sought to leave…
Brazil, the biggest extractivist in South America
by Eduardo Gudynas – Extractivism is the appropriation of huge volumes of natural resources or their intensive exploitation, most of…
Latin American environmental emergency
The Latin American economy based on exploitation of natural resources does not create social well-being and is unsustainable in the…