Una ecología política de minería indígena responsable: Dilemas, disputas y desafíos en la comunidad Shuar de Congüime de la Amazonía ecuatoriana
Una ecología política de minería indígena responsable: Dilemas, disputas y desafíos en la comunidad Shuar de Congüime de la Amazonía ecuatoriana
Authors
Lalander, Rickard
Eguiguren Riofrío, María Beatriz
Vera, Ana Karina
Reyes, Maleny
Espinosa, Gabriela
Lembke, Magnus
Eguiguren Riofrío, María Beatriz
Vera, Ana Karina
Reyes, Maleny
Espinosa, Gabriela
Lembke, Magnus
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Date
Datos de publicación:
10.7770/RCHDYCP-V11N1-ART2110
Keywords
Amazonía ecuatoriana - Ecología política - Minería indígena - Shuar
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Abstract
Desde 2016, la comunidad indígena Shuar de Congüime en la Amazonía ecuatoriana tiene la concesión para extraer oro en su territorio mediante su empresa comunitaria Exploken Minera. Con su misión de una minería socio-ecológicamente responsable, invirtiendo los ingresos en la comunidad y sin usar químicos o metales pesados, este modelo único se contrasta con la extracción minera transnacional e ilegal en territorios indígenas. Con inspiración teórica y metodológica de la ecología política, justicia ambiental y el post-desarrollo, así como la conceptualización de utopías reales, este estudio etnográfico trata de las experiencias de gobernanza y justicia socioambiental de la empresa comunitaria y los dilemas, disputas y desafíos que emergen en la comunidad
con esta nueva situación. El resultado indica que varios desafíos estructurales siguen sin resolverse. Si bien las experiencias de responsabilidad socioecológica de Exploken constituyen una opción ante el extractivismo destructivo y considerando la mejora de las condiciones de vida de muchas familias Shuar, surgieron nuevas tensiones sociales en Congüime, incluso transformaciones de las estructuras de poder social
Since 2016, the Shuar indigenous community of Congüime in the Ecuadorian Amazon has held the gold mining concession in its territory through the community company Exploken Minera. With its mission of socially and ecologically responsible mining, investing the incomes in the community and without using chemicals or heavy metals, this unique model contrasts with transnational and illegal mining in indigenous territories. The present ethnographic study, which draws theoretical and methodological inspiration from political ecology, environmental justice, post-development and the conceptualization of real utopias, deals with the experiences of socio-environmental governance and justice of the Shuar mining company, and the dilemmas, disputes and challenges that emerge in the community in this unprecedented situation. The result indicates that structural challenges remain unsolved. While Exploken's experiments in socio-ecological responsibility constitute an alternative to destructive extractivism, and considering the improved living conditions enjoyed by many Shuar families, new social tensions have emerged in Congüime, including transformations of social power structures
Since 2016, the Shuar indigenous community of Congüime in the Ecuadorian Amazon has held the gold mining concession in its territory through the community company Exploken Minera. With its mission of socially and ecologically responsible mining, investing the incomes in the community and without using chemicals or heavy metals, this unique model contrasts with transnational and illegal mining in indigenous territories. The present ethnographic study, which draws theoretical and methodological inspiration from political ecology, environmental justice, post-development and the conceptualization of real utopias, deals with the experiences of socio-environmental governance and justice of the Shuar mining company, and the dilemmas, disputes and challenges that emerge in the community in this unprecedented situation. The result indicates that structural challenges remain unsolved. While Exploken's experiments in socio-ecological responsibility constitute an alternative to destructive extractivism, and considering the improved living conditions enjoyed by many Shuar families, new social tensions have emerged in Congüime, including transformations of social power structures