Environmental Governance in Mexico
Two Case Studies of Oaxaca's Community Forest Sector
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4018395 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ross E Mitchell (0000-0003-2029-6358, Social Science Research Council, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 519-548 |
| Publication date | 2006-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022216x06001155 |
| OpenAlex | W2139045859 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
This article recognises the paucity of scholarly work on environmental governance in Latin America. More specifically, it is hypothesised that community-based forest management in Mexico serves as an ideal case of ecologically beneficial and democratic decision-making, or ecological democracy. After introducing some of the relevant literature, this hypothesis is tested through a comparison of two indigenous forest-based communities in Oaxaca's Sierra Norte. Four key themes primarily emerged from semi-structured interviews, participant observation and other data collection techniques: local governance, equitable decision-making, forest management and environmental awareness. In comparing these two Mexican communities, this article aims to extend ideas of ecological democracy by linking empirical findings to political ecology theory and community forestry literature. While it is true that ecological democracy in Mexico has been facilitated under certain socio-cultural conditions, it is concluded that it can be simultaneously hindered. The empirical findings provide an analytical framework for subsequent research on ecological democracy in Latin America
Community forestry · Corporate governance · Democracy · Economics · Empirical research · Environmental governance · Environmental resource management · Forest management · Geography · Indigenous · Latin Americans · Management · Participant observation · Political ecology · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Ecology · Forestry · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
Relação democracia e meio ambiente
Formalización de Áreas Destinadas Voluntariamente a la Conservación en territorios comunitarios e indígenas, avances y reveses
El ejercicio de la democracia en dos comunidades forestales de la Sierra Norte de Oaxaca, México
Mexican community forest enterprises as social firms
Conflicts between core purposes
Marginalized Forest Peoples' Perceptions of the Legitimacy of Governance
Inter‐Indigenous development aid
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,47 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2023 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |