POLITICAL INTERACTIONS IN DEFORESTATION DYNAMICS IN THE BRAZILIAN AND COLOMBIAN AMAZON (2016-2022)

Objective: This article examines how the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseffin Brazil, and the Peace Agreement between the government and the FARC in Colombia in 2016, contributed to the alarming deforestation rates in the Amazon. Methodology: A thorough review of the literature on the history o...

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Published in:RGSA : Revista de Gestão Social e Ambiental 2024-01, Vol.18 (4), p.1-17
Main Authors: Escucha, Luis Alberto Galeano, Chelala, Charles Achcar, Chelala, Cláudia Maria do Socorro Cruz Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Deforestation
Economic activity
Environmental crimes
Environmental impact
Environmental protection
Farming
Impeachment
Literature reviews
Policies
Politics
Public policy
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Summary:Objective: This article examines how the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseffin Brazil, and the Peace Agreement between the government and the FARC in Colombia in 2016, contributed to the alarming deforestation rates in the Amazon. Methodology: A thorough review of the literature on the history of the occupation of the Brazilian and Colombian Amazon territories was conducted, as well as of reports, statements, news articles, and other related documents. Results: It was concluded that, in the Brazilian case, there was an intentional dismantling of the Amazon's protection policies. In Colombia, the demobilization of the FARC represented a green light for the expansion of the forest clearing process. The spread and overlap of various environmental crimes committed by criminal organizations in the region were observed, notably the illegal extraction of wood, minerals, and fish, associated with the strengthening of drug trafficking and the increase in the number of people murdered. Originality and relevance: This is the first study that establishes political comparisons between the causes of the increase in deforestation and other associated environmental crimes in Brazil and Colombia. This is a topic that occupies the global environmental agenda, as well as the public security policies of both countries.
ISSN:1981-982X
DOI:10.24857/rgsa.vl8n4-041