Mining, deforestation and burning in indigenous lands: an amazonian problem

This paper aims to investigate the legal situation and the real status of mining on indigenous lands, their environmental effects, and the eventual legal consequences of deregulating this activity. First, the constitutional provision and the importance of regulating mining on indigenous lands are pr...

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Autores:
Motta Benevides Gadelha, Marina
Tipo de recurso:
Part of book
Fecha de publicación:
2022
Institución:
Universidad Externado de Colombia
Repositorio:
Biblioteca Digital Universidad Externado de Colombia
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:bdigital.uexternado.edu.co:001/9916
Acceso en línea:
https://bdigital.uexternado.edu.co/handle/001/9916
https://doi.org/10.57998/bdigital.handle.001.9916
Palabra clave:
Indígenas del Amazonas
Industria minera - Aspectos sociales - Colombia
Minas - Aspectos sociales - Colombia
Actividad minera
Tierras indígenas
Deforestación
Desregulación
Rights
openAccess
License
http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
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Summary:This paper aims to investigate the legal situation and the real status of mining on indigenous lands, their environmental effects, and the eventual legal consequences of deregulating this activity. First, the constitutional provision and the importance of regulating mining on indigenous lands are presented. Then, the position of the Federal Government on mining on indigenous lands is discussed. Third, it explains the Garimpos on indigenous lands in the Amazon and their status under the law and the Federal Constitution. Finally, it addresses the inappropriate use of an environmental good, classified as a common good, according to the Federal Constitution.