witt, joseph d.
This paper employs approaches from religious studies and Appalachian studies to examine the history, influence, and future of a multifaceted ethos of extraction, particularly as it influences the coal industry, in the Appalachian region of the United States. While many studies of extraction and the coal industry focus on their economic and politica...
freitas, josimar da silva mathis, armin farias filho, milton cordeiro oyama homma, alfredo kingo de gois, givanildo carvalho ferreira, josé francisco ferreira rivas, alexandre almir da costa, jodival mauricio correia silva, david costa cândido da silva, josé alessandro
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Extractive reserves (RESEXs) are relevant areas that aim to allow the conservation of environmental resources and sustainable production practices of extractivism, agriculture, and livestock. In this study, we evaluated whether this aim is viable in the context of sustainability and conservation. Data were collected in the Alto Juruá, Rio Ouro Pret...
Pinder, Morgan
As we sit at the precipice of this planet’s sixth mass extinction event, we need to use every tool at our disposal to advocate for our ecologies. Human self-interest and anthropocentric thinking act as barriers to communicating ecocrisis. Cozy video games can create safe spaces to explore the ecological effects of human actions with the aim of prom...
Esperança, Victor J. R. Moreira, Paula I. O. Chávez, Davy W. H. Freitas-Silva, Otniel
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Frontiers in Nutrition
Introduction Brazil nuts (BNs) result from sustainable extraction and are widely exploited in the Amazon region. Due to the production characteristics in the forest and the nutritional characteristics of these nuts, the occurrence of fungal contamination and the presence of aflatoxins are extensively discussed in the literature as a great aspect of...
Jurgens, Sharona S. Mijts, Eric Van Rompaey, Anton
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Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism
Mass tourism is a major driver of economic growth in the Caribbean. One major trade-off of this economic growth model is the loss of natural areas due to tourism activities and increasing urbanization. Aruba is one of the most tourist intense destinations within the region with a total of 1.1 million stay-over tourists in 2019. Moreover, this islan...
Teran Mantovani, Emiliano Scarpacci Ziandalazini, Martín
This article examines the new scenarios, formats and dimensions of crime in extractivism in Latin America, from a critical perspective, with a combination of economics/political ecology. An analysis of the intertwining dynamics that occur between the legal/formal aspects, the dispossession policies that are promoted from the spheres of power and th...
Vázquez Recio, Rosa María
This minimal story is an invitation to think about prepositions, even though they are invariant words. The use of one or the other demarcates and determines not only the meaning of what is said, but also, and above all, the place it occupies in the relationship of dependence that defines between two or more parties. It is argued that its use and do...
Forget, Marie Bos, Vincent
La transition énergétique constitue un processus multiforme mettant en jeu une diversité de ressources, parties prenantes, réseaux, intérêts, infrastructures, géographies, relations de pouvoir et imaginaires. À la triple frontière entre l’Argentine, la Bolivie et le Chili, de nouvelles géographies énergétiques émergent au tournant du xxi e siècle. ...
Engelby, Luke Scott
Does an imaginary exist in Argentina regarding development? What are the political discourses related to environmental issues and natural resources that contribute to the construction of such an imaginary? Are these discourses strictly exclusive, or is it possible for multiple narratives to intricately coalesce? How have these discourses changed th...
Rydinger, Johannes
This thesis is an attempt to reflect on my own creative process and put it in relation to critical ideas and artworks that deals with themes of apocalypse, ecology and political theory. By doing this I hope to examine the role of apocalyptic narratives in our society today and see how my own film relates to these ideas. By putting my artistic proc...
