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Una ecología política de minería indígena responsable: Dilemas, disputas y desafíos en la comunidad Shuar de Congüime de la Amazonía ecuatoriana
Södertörn University, School of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies, Environmental Science.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2581-2588
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2020 (English)In: Revista Chilena de Derecho y Ciencia Política, ISSN 0718-9389, Vol. 11, no 1, p. 66-101Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [es]

Desde 2016, la comunidad indígena Shuar de Congüime en la Amazonía ecuatoriana tiene la concesión para extraer oro en su territorio mediante su empresa comunitaria Exploken Minera. Con su misión de una minería socio-ecológicamente responsable, invirtiendo los ingresos en la comunidad y sin usar químicos o metales pesados, este modelo único se contrasta con la extracción minera transnacional e ilegal en territorios indígenas. Con inspiración teórica y metodológica de la ecología política, justicia ambiental y el post-desarrollo, así como la conceptualización de utopías reales, este estudio etnográfico trata de las experiencias de gobernanza y justicia socioambiental de la empresa comunitaria y los dilemas, disputas y desafíos que emergen en la comunidad con esta nueva situación. El resultado indica que varios desafíos estructurales siguen sin resolverse. Si bien las experiencias de responsabilidad socioecológica de Exploken constituyen una opción ante el extractivismo destructivo y considerando la mejora de las condiciones de vida de muchas familias Shuar, surgieron nuevas tensiones sociales en Congüime, incluso transformaciones de las estructuras de poder social.

Abstract [en]

Since 2016, the Shuar indigenous community of Congüime in the Ecuadorian Amazon has held the gold mining concession in its territory through the community company Exploken Minera. With its mission of socially and ecologically responsible mining, investing the incomes in the community and without using chemicals or heavy metals, this unique model contrasts with transnational and illegal mining in indigenous territories. The present ethnographic study, which draws theoretical and methodological inspiration from political ecology, environmental justice, post-development and the conceptualization of real utopias, deals with the experiences of socio-environmental governance and justice of the Shuar mining company, and the dilemmas, disputes and challenges that emerge in the community in this unprecedented situation. The result indicates that structural challenges remain unsolved. While Exploken's experiments in socio-ecological responsibility constitute an alternative to destructive extractivism, and considering the improved living conditions enjoyed by many Shuar families, new social tensions have emerged in Congüime, including transformations of social power structures.

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Universidad Catolica de Temuco , 2020. Vol. 11, no 1, p. 66-101
Keywords [en]
Ecuadorian Amazon, Political Ecology, Socio-environmental justice, Indigenous Mining, Shuar
Keywords [es]
Amazonía ecuatoriana; Ecología política; Justicia socioambiental; Minería indígena; Shuar.
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Environmental Sciences Political Science
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Environmental Studies; Politics, Economy and the Organization of Society; Critical and Cultural Theory; Other research area
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-41629DOI: 10.7770/rchdcp-V11N1-art2110Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85119275592OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-41629DiVA, id: diva2:1455775
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The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT), IB2018-7612Available from: 2020-07-29 Created: 2020-07-29 Last updated: 2024-06-26Bibliographically approved

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