FTA: Amazon, indigenous peoples and biodiversity

This article focuses on the problems stemming from the free trade agreements and their consequences on Indigenous peoples. Three issues are analyzed: the dispute over the control of biodiversity, the Rights of Indigenous peoples, and the construction of a debate agenda. The author posits that the US...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Ortiz Tirado, Pablo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar
Repositorio:Revista Comentario Internacional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.uasb.edu.ec:article/155
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/comentario/article/view/155
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Biodiversidad
pueblos indígenas
autodeterminación
conocimientos tradicionales
territorios
propiedad intelectual.
Biodiversity
indigenous peoples
self-determination
traditional knowledges
territories
intelectual property
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Sumario:This article focuses on the problems stemming from the free trade agreements and their consequences on Indigenous peoples. Three issues are analyzed: the dispute over the control of biodiversity, the Rights of Indigenous peoples, and the construction of a debate agenda. The author posits that the US free trade agreements are part of a hegemonic politics which is based on the establishment of a global order and the control of energy sources. In this context the Amazon Basin appears as one of the most interesting areas for the transnationalization of capital.