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Weaving hope in ancestral black territories in Colombia: the reach and limitations of free, prior, and informed consultation and consent

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  • Marilyn Machado
  • David López Matta
  • María Mercedes Campo
  • Arturo Escobar
  • Viviane Weitzner

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Free, prior, and informed consultation and consent has become an important interface in encounters between governments, corporations, grassroots organisations, and other actors, particularly in cases involving extractive activities. Based on over two years of collaborative research, this article examines the consultation and consent processes for the Environmental Management Plan for a large hydroelectric dam in Afrodescendant and Indigenous ancestral territories in Western Colombia. We identified several problems lessening the effectiveness of the consultation processes, particularly the seeming impossibility of crafting conditions for genuine interculturality, and the state’s lack of political will to uphold consent. We conclude that the most significant variable in achieving concrete benefits for the communities is the strength of their political organisations.

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  • Marilyn Machado & David López Matta & María Mercedes Campo & Arturo Escobar & Viviane Weitzner, 2017. "Weaving hope in ancestral black territories in Colombia: the reach and limitations of free, prior, and informed consultation and consent," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(5), pages 1075-1091, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:38:y:2017:i:5:p:1075-1091
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2017.1278686
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    1. Schilling-Vacaflor, Almut & Flemmer, Riccarda & Hujber, Anna, 2018. "Contesting the hydrocarbon frontiers: State depoliticizing practices and local responses in Peru," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 108(C), pages 74-85.
    2. Meadows, John & Annandale, Mark & Ota, Liz, 2019. "Indigenous Peoples’ participation in sustainability standards for extractives," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).
    3. Merino, Roger, 2018. "Re-politicizing participation or reframing environmental governance? Beyond indigenous’ prior consultation and citizen participation," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 111(C), pages 75-83.
    4. Dest, Anthony, 2021. "The coca enclosure: Autonomy against accumulation in Colombia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 137(C).

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