Saving the Sonso Lagoon: contesting entrenched local powers and building practical authority in wetland governance in Valle del Cauca, Colombia

This research focuses on a case study of conflict around the most important wetland of the Valle del Cauca region in Colombia called the Sonso Lagoon. At the end of December 2015, the wetland was being destroyed by neighboring wealthy landowners to grow sugarcane with the acquiescence of local autho...