Paleontology and Environmental Justice

Making Connections Through Political Ecology

Bibliographic Data

ID3754937
AuthorsCarlos Nunes Silva (0000-0001-7874-9271, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil), Angélica Cosenza (0000-0001-5412-5894, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil)
Year2021
Volume24
Publication date2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmbiente & sociedade (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1414-753X • E-ISSN: 1809-4422
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1809-4422asoc20200089r2vu2021l3ao
OpenAlexW3205866899
SCIELO_PIDS1414-753X2021000100401
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited7

Far from studying only beings from the past, Paleontology is a current science which can situate human existence in the context of the global environmental crisis before inequalities and socio-environmental conflicts which occur in Brazilian paleontological sites. Aiming to discuss possible connections between Paleontology and Environmental Justice, this essay arises from a survey on environmental conflicts existing in the paleontological sites in Minas Gerais. Stemming from the issues found and the contribution of the Political Ecology theoretical framework, the struggle for territory and decoloniality is discussed as crucial dimensions for a view that seeks to restore the populations' right to their (paleo) territories. The connections between these fields are presented here as references for the fight against the social inequalities found in paleontological sites, such as those in Minas Gerais, and for the inclusion of their communities in participatory management

Archaeology · Biology · Citizen journalism · Environmental ethics · Environmental justice · Geography · Political ecology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · Environmental Sustainability and Education · Law · Philosophy · Ecology

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