Co-management at Peweñentu? A micro-political ecology perspective of Mapuche discourses of environmental justice at Villarrica National Park, Chile

Torres, Maria Danierla and Rodriguez, Iokine (2024) Co-management at Peweñentu? A micro-political ecology perspective of Mapuche discourses of environmental justice at Villarrica National Park, Chile. Human Ecology. ISSN 0300-7839 (In Press)

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Abstract

Through a micro-political ecology approach, this work studies the environmental justice discourses of the Mapuche leaders and activists regarding the potential co-management of Villarrica National Park (VNP), Chile using a qualitative methodological approach and critical discourse analysis. Our main findings show that three co-management Mapuche positions exist among three different groups that derive from their respective territorialities about the park and their conceptions of Environmental Justice. One group gives more importance to participation and distribution than recognition as justice dimensions, whereas for the other two recognition is almost as relevant as participation and distribution. According to most of the Mapuche leaders, communities do not derive benefit from the national park, while the negative cost of establishing this protected area was highlighted by some of them. The article concludes by examining key factors that could affect a potential co-management of VNP and some implications.

Item Type: Article
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups: University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Area Studies
Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Global Environmental Justice
Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 04 Mar 2024 18:34
Last Modified: 04 Mar 2024 18:34
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/94509
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