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Investigating complexities and opportunities related to extractivism in Africa [PDF]
Extractivism in Africa presents a paradox of substantial economic opportunities and significant social, environmental, and political complexities. Africa’s rich natural resources have attracted foreign investment, contributed to economic growth, and ...
Volmink, Mark
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, 2023 Replication data for "The Politics of Extractivism: Mining, Institutional Responsiveness, and Social Resistance"THIS DATASET IS ARCHIVED AT DANS/EASY, BUT NOT ACCESSIBLE HERE.
Vogt, M (via Mendeley Data) +1 more
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El neoextractivismo y el neodesarrollismo en los contextos latinoamericano y colombiano
Revista Controversia, 2017 El presente artículo analiza la relación que existe entre en el desarrollo convencional impulsado por los gobiernos latinoamericanos de derecha y el extractivismo convencional como su base económica fundamental, y las diferencias que presenta ese modelo ...
Freddy Freddy Díaz
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Community‐based adaptation scholars and practitioners acknowledge that power asymmetries pose significant barriers to project impact. Nevertheless, there is little research on the role of the global political economy as the root cause of vulnerability.
Tom Selje, Alexandra Klepp, Boris Heinz
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Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2005 Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms, conhecida localmente como camalote, é uma planta aquática nativa da América do Sul, abundante no Pantanal. Os índios Guató usavam essa planta no Pantanal para a confecção de esteiras para dormir.
Ieda Maria Bortolotto +1 more
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Weaving the Spiderweb: Mujeres Amazónicas and the Design of Anti-Extractive Politics in Ecuador
Studies in Social Justice, 2023 This article examines the strategic politics of an Indigenous network called las Mujeres Amazónicas (the Amazonian Women) that is resisting the expansion of extractive projects in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest.
Andrea Sempértegui
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between sustainability transitions and local development through the case of Colombia's medicinal cannabis industry. It highlights how neglecting place‐specific needs and development expectations can hinder equitable transitions and reinforce existing socio‐economic disparities.
Diana Morales, Mónica Ramos‐Mejía
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Alternatives to Scientific Extractivism
, 2023 This short essay cautions European and North American scholars to continue to take seriously, and reflect on, epistemic decolonization debates, even though many argue (with several strong arguments) that these debates need to be transcended. Blogpost for
van der Vleuten, Erik B.A.; id_orcid
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Journal of Political EcologyZinc is a green mineral that is increasingly required for manufacturing low-carbon technology. This demand has been promoted mainly by the Global North-led green policies to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Anna Heikkinen
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e-cadernos ces, 2017 This article highlights the social and environmental impacts that occur due to the process of exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons (oil and gas) in the municipality of Papantla, Veracruz, indicating some of the changes that took place as a result
Victoria Chenaut
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