The Recovery of the Diquis River: A Riverbank in an Indigenous Reservation

It reflects on the territorial recovery struggles of indigenous peoples of Costa Rica and how since the recovery of their lands, the waters, springs, streams and rivers have been protected, helping to clean up the waters of the Diquis River, known as Terraba river. The article shows different views...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Gutiérrez Slon, Juan Antonio, César Moya Aburto, Mariana Delgado Morales, Pablo Sibar Sibar
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Costa Rica
Recursos:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/4545
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/biocenosis/article/view/4545
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:water protection
Diquís river
indigenous territorial recovery
natural regeneration
indigenous autonomy
protección del agua
río Diquís
recuperación territorial indígena
regeneración natural
autonomía indígena
Descrição
Resumo:It reflects on the territorial recovery struggles of indigenous peoples of Costa Rica and how since the recovery of their lands, the waters, springs, streams and rivers have been protected, helping to clean up the waters of the Diquis River, known as Terraba river. The article shows different views of this river that has historically been accompanied by the indigenous reservation. It comments on the environmental and social problems suffered by indigenous peoples, as well as on the importance of their recent autonomous struggles in defense of their lands, forests and waters.