Researchers Cristina Yumie Aoki Inoue, Thais Lemos Ribeiro, Vinícius Mendes, Juliana Lins and others propose to consider the Amazon region as a central point of reference in global environmental politics. They explore Socioenvironmentalism, a movement for which environmental activism is inextricably linked to cultural, political, and ontological struggles, through stories of resistance and world-making. These are inspired by Amazonian Indigenous peoples and local communities in connection with social movements, academics, and transnational networks. The researchers call for recognising Amazonia as a crucial node in global politics.
Telling Stories of Socioenvironmentalism as Struggles for a Planet of Many Worlds
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