Indigenous Peoples and Multiscalar Environmental Governance: The Opening and Closure of Participatory Spaces
Autor(en): | Gustafsson, Maria-Therese Schilling-Vacaflor, Almut |
Stichwörter: | Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Environmental Studies; Government & Law; International Relations; JUSTICE; POLITICAL ECOLOGY; Political Science; POWER; RIGHTS | Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 | Herausgeber: | MIT PRESS | Journal: | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS | Volumen: | 22 | Ausgabe: | 2 | Startseite: | 70 | Seitenende: | 94 | Zusammenfassung: | There has been an unprecedented inclusion of Indigenous peoples in environmental governance instruments like free, prior, and informed consent; reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) projects; climate adaptation initiatives; and environmental impact assessment. We draw on theories of participatory governance to show how locally implemented processes have been shaped by their interactions with invited, closed, and indigenous-led spaces at multiple scales. Empirically, our article is based on field research in Latin America, semistructured interviews, and a systematic literature review. We find four main barriers that have (re-)produced environmental injustices in environmental governance: first, a lack of influence over the institutional design of governance instruments; second, the exclusion of Indigenous peoples in the domestication of global instruments; third, policy incoherencies constraining the scope for decision-making; and fourth, weak cross-scale linkages between Indigenous-led spaces. This article helps to elucidate constraints of participatory spaces and identify leeway for transformation toward environmental justice. |
ISSN: | 1526-3800 | DOI: | 10.1162/glep_a_00642 |
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geprüft am 01.06.2024