Bridging knowledge divides: The case of indigenous ontologies of territoriality and REDD+

Heike Schroeder and Nidia C. González P.

Forest Policy and Economics, 2019, vol. 100, issue C, 198-206

Abstract: This study examines traditional indigenous ontologies of territoriality based on a number of indigenous communities in Bolivia and Colombia to show how they can inform effective implementation of REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation plus sustainable forest management, forest conservation and enhancing forest carbon stock). This could help address concerns that REDD+ interventions oversimplify local dynamics and complexities. The concept of territoriality subsumes a variety of definitions and conceptions, some of which are embedded in Traditional Ecological Knowledge and represented in the multiple expressions of collective indigenous identity. We compare and contrast Western and indigenous ontologies of territoriality and identify three ways in which engagement with territoriality can enhance REDD+ implementation and effective non-state actor participation.

Keywords: Indigenous peoples; Territoriality; Deforestation; REDD+ governance; Bolivia; Colombia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2018.12.010

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