“But where the danger lies, also grows the saving power”: Reflections on Exploitation and Sustainability
This article looks at the discovery and storming of the Americas in relation to narratives of sustainability.
This article looks at the discovery and storming of the Americas in relation to narratives of sustainability.
Esta coletânea reúne alguns dos principais estudiosos das histórias ambientais da América Latina e do Caribe. Ela sugere novas perspectivas para discutir o desenvolvimento do continente no período pós-colonial. Estes ensaios narram histórias variadas sobre as interações complexas entre sociedades, estados, territórios e ecossistemas. Eles questionam narrativas anteriormente aceitas e abrem novos horizontes de interpretação.
Using the example of mountains in South America, this article illustrates how different ways of thinking about scale can shape the questions we ask.
Jens Kersten outlines the five possible ways of framing Nature that currently exist within our legal system.
Tabios Hillebrecht examines layers of power involved in human-nature relations, and how they can undermine Rights of Nature.
Berros describes some of the first cases in which Rights of Nature was directly referenced in the courts of Ecuador.