FTA: Amazon, indigenous peoples and biodiversity

Authors

  • Pablo Ortiz Tirado Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar-Sede Ecuador

Keywords:

Biodiversity, indigenous peoples, self-determination, traditional knowledges, territories, intelectual property

Abstract

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.

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Author Biography

Pablo Ortiz Tirado, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar-Sede Ecuador

Doctor en Estudios Culturales Latinoamericanos. Magíster en Ciencias Políticas. Profesor de la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Sede Ecuador.

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How to Cite

Ortiz Tirado, P. (2016). FTA: Amazon, indigenous peoples and biodiversity. Comentario Internacional. Journal of the Andean Center of International Studies, (6), 165–180. Retrieved from https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/comentario/article/view/155

Issue

No. 6 (2006): Luces y sombras de la negociación del TLC

Section

Central Issue

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