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Topographies of global-local connections in the Amazon

An analysis of networks of stakeholder participation in international environmental projects

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ID4501431
AuthorsLucas De Oliveira Paes (0000-0003-1207-9986, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume52
Issue5
Pages108-126
Publication date2025-09-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLatin American Perspectives (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0094-582X • E-ISSN: 1552-678X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0094582x251371559
OpenAlexW4414364562
LanguageEN
References cited55

Global governance has long been pushed to localize, incorporating local voices and knowledge to become both more equitable and effective. This has been particularly the case for global environmental governance, where polycentric modes of governance are found to help local actors acquire responsible stewardship and use resources sustainably. However, the selection of which local actors and knowledges will be incorporated in global governance is still dependent on major international development organizations and funding agencies. This article poses the following questions: Which types of actors are incorporated in the global governance of the Amazon and how do they participate therein? To that end, we analyze the network of stakeholders involved in development, execution, or governance of internationally funded projects in the Amazon. Analyzed projects which were part of a major multilateral initiative-the Global Environmental Facility-focusing on those whose main activities are in the Amazon Rainforest biome. The analysis sheds light on the hierarchies and patterns of exclusion in these networks, identifying which types of actors occupy central and peripheral position, and which others are underrepresented. This will expand our understanding of the politics of global local entanglements in the governance of the Amazon. A governança global há muito tempo vem buscando se localizar, incorporando vozes e conhecimentos locais para se tornar tanto mais equitativa quanto mais eficaz. Isso é especialmente verdadeiro no caso da governança ambiental global, onde modos policêntricos de governança têm se mostrado úteis para que atores locais adquiram responsabilidade sobre os recursos naturais e os utilizem de forma sustentável. No entanto, a escolha de quais atores e conhecimentos locais serão incorporados na governança global ainda depende das principais organizações internacionais de desenvolvimento e agências financiadoras. Este artigo propõe as seguintes perguntas: Quais tipos de atores são incorporados na governança global da Amazônia e como eles participam desse processo? Para isso, analisamos a rede de stakeholders envolvidos no desenvolvimento, execução ou governança de projetos financiados internacionalmente na Amazônia. Selecionamos projetos dentro do portfólio de uma importante iniciativa multilateral-o Fundo Global para o Meio Ambiente (Global Environmental Facility)-focando naqueles cujas principais atividades estão localizadas no bioma da Floresta Amazônica. A análise de redes buscará compreender as hierarquias e os padrões de exclusão nessas redes, identificando quais tipos de atores ocupam posições centrais e periféricas, e quais outros estão sub-representados. Isso ampliará nossa compreensão sobre a política dos entrelaçamentos globais e locais na governança da Amazônia

Amazon rainforest · Corporate governance · Environmental governance · Global governance · Multi-level governance · Politics · Stakeholder · Stewardship (theology) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · International Development and Aid

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