Grettel Navas, CASAS’ member, has published this chapter with Francisco Venes in the book Contested Waste. Abstract: The favela of Cidade Estrutural in Brazil’s Federal District, home to a major landfill, has long relied on waste picking as a critical source of income for its inhabitants. However, the landfill poses severe health risks due to…
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Indigenous Rights to Land Versus Extractivism: The Promise and Limits of ILO Convention No. 169 in Mexico
Tamara Wattnem, CASAS’ member, has published this article in Elements in Indigenous Environmental Research. Abstract: Indigenous and tribal communities often make claims to territory citing their longstanding ties to the land. Since 1989, they increasingly reference ILO Convention No. 169, the only legally binding international agreement on Indigenous and tribal peoples rights. This Element proposes…
A hostile environment for peace mobilization: stigmatization and violence-justifying attitudes toward land rights advocates in Colombia
CASAS’ member Isabel Güiza Gómez has published this book with Abby Córdova. Abstract: Despite signing a peace accord in 2016, Colombia remains one of the most dangerous countries for social mobilization for peace, democracy, and equality. Between 2016 and 2023, 1,804 social leaders and 351 ex-combatants were assassinated. However, there has been no strong or…
Self-care in transnational migrant households: body-mapping of stressors and care strategies of Chinese women stayers
Carlo John B. Arceo, CASAS’ member, has published this article with Jixia Lu & Dongsheng Wang in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. Abstract: Over the past decade, arguments on migration as a livelihood in rural China have focused on labour reallocation, household power dynamics, women’s triple roles, and stayers’ well-being. Wherein, care for…
Grabbing River Rhythms : Fishing Communities and Water Justice in Two Swamps of the Magdalena River
CASAS’ member Juliana Forigua-Sandoval has published this chapter with Bibiana Duarte-Abadía and Rutgerd Boelens in the book “Rethinking environmental governance”. Abstract: The middle basin of the Magdalena River (Colombia) is composed of wetlands and swamp complexes that are interconnected by streams and culverts. Fishing associations have witnessed their riparian water connectivity affected by different interventions such…





