Alcoa vs. the Amazon: How the ribeirinhos won their collective land rights

TitleAlcoa vs. the Amazon: How the ribeirinhos won their collective land rights
Publication TypeWeb Article
AuthorsBorges, Thais, and Sue Brandford
AbstractIn 2009, traditional Brazilian Amazon communities and Catholic nuns brought the transnational mining company to the negotiating table and galvanized Amazonia’s land rights struggle.
Notes'\"Alcoa came to Juruti, Pará state, Brazil in 2000 with big plans to mine for bauxite.   But land rights organizers argued the mine would be a disaster for the environment, traditional livelihoods and culture. Attempts to block the mine failed. But efforts to get collective land rights recognized, along with financial compensation, were successful. The government granted full collective land rights, and Alcoa agreed to pay rent for occupying community land, compensate for losses and damages, and give locals an annual share in mine profits. Land rights activists have pursued similar goals\"(Borges and Bradfort, 2020) \n - vanessadiehl'
URLhttps://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/alcoa-vs-the-amazon-how-the-ribeirinhos-won-their-collective-land-rights/
Short TitleAlcoa vs. the Amazon
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