From house of spirits to carbon sink: Ontological conflicts around REDD+ in the Colombian Amazon

Laura Gutiérrez-Escobar; Nathalia Hernández Vidal; Nelsa De la Hoz

doi:10.1177/19427786251332581

From house of spirits to carbon sink: Ontological conflicts around REDD+ in the Colombian Amazon

Título traducido de la contribución: De Casa de los Espíritus a Sumidero de Carbono: Conflictos Ontológicos en torno a REDD+ en la Amazonía colombiana.

Laura Gutiérrez-Escobar, Nathalia Hernández Vidal, Nelsa De la Hoz

University of Oregon

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Basado en trabajo etnográfico, este artículo analiza los conflictos ontológicos de los proyectos que buscan la Reducción de
Emisiones por Deforestación y Degradación de los bosques (REDD+) en territorios indígenas de la Amazonía. El análisis se
basa en un estudio de caso en el resguardo Selva de Matavén en la Amazonía colombiana, con un enfoque particular en el
pueblo Piaroa, uno de los seis grupos indígenas con derechos ancestrales sobre el área. Argumentamos que las luchas socioambientales asociadas con REDD+ emergen de definiciones ontológicas divergentes sobre qué son los bosques y el carbono,
su valor y la forma más adecuada de protegerlos. Contribuimos a los estudios críticos sobre REDD+ desde una perspectiva de
ontología política al analizar cómo esta iniciativa se integra de maneras particulares a medida que entra en fricción con procesos locales del mercado de carbono y con las personas que viven en los bosques.

Título traducido de la contribución	De Casa de los Espíritus a Sumidero de Carbono: Conflictos Ontológicos en torno a REDD+ en la Amazonía colombiana.
Idioma original	Inglés
Número de artículo	19427786251332581
Páginas (desde-hasta)	1-17
Número de páginas	17
Publicación	Human Geography (United Kingdom)
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/19427786251332581
Estado	Aceptada/en prensa - 2025

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REDD+
Amazonía
Colombia
carbón
ontología política
Piaroa

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From house of spirits to carbon sink: Ontological conflicts around REDD+ in the Colombian Amazon

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