“Our Struggle Continues.” Confronting the Dynamics of Dispossession in the Peruvian Amazon: The case of Santa Clara de Uchunya and their fight to obtain justice and regain their territory

“Our Struggle Continues.” Confronting the Dynamics of Dispossession in the Peruvian Amazon

The case of Santa Clara de Uchunya and their fight to obtain justice and regain their territory

Tom Younger, Aline Castañeda Cadena

Volume 20, Number 2 (2021) 20 (2): 6-32


Palabras clave indigenous peoples, land titling, deforestation, agribusiness, palm oil, corporate accountability

Resumen

The Shipibo-Konibo community of Santa Clara de Uchunya is struggling against the dispossession and devastation of their ancestral lands due to the aggressive expansion of oil palm. This article discusses the social and cultural impacts of agribusiness-led deforestation on the community and their territory. The discussion focuses on the political and legal strategies they have developed together with allies to demand the restitution and remediation of their ancestral lands. Finally, we consider some of the critical successes and challenges the Shipibo-Konibo community faced during the past five years of this struggle.

Autores/as

Tom Younger

Aline Castañeda Cadena

Publicado enero 1, 2021

Cómo citar

“Our Struggle Continues.” Confronting the Dynamics of Dispossession in the Peruvian Amazon: The case of Santa Clara de Uchunya and their fight to obtain justice and regain their territory. (2021). Fourth World Journal, 20(2), 6-32. https://doi.org/10.63428/cx6p5v18

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