Governing Maya Communities And Lands In Belize

Author : Laurie Kroshus Medina
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781978837768

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Governing Maya Communities and Lands in Belize by Laurie Kroshus Medina Pdf

Confronting a debt crisis, the Belizean government has strategized to maximize revenues from lands designated as state property, privatizing lands for cash crop production and granting concessions for timber and oil extraction. Meanwhile, conservation NGOs have lobbied to establish protected areas on these lands to address a global biodiversity crisis. They promoted ecotourism as a market-based mechanism to fund both conservation and debt repayment; ecotourism also became a mechanism for governing lands and people—even state actors themselves—through the market. Mopan and Q’eqchi’ Maya communities, dispossessed of lands and livelihoods through these efforts, pursued claims for Indigenous rights to their traditional lands through Inter-American and Belizean judicial systems. This book examines the interplay of conflicting forms of governance that emerged as these strategies intersected: state performances of sovereignty over lands and people, neoliberal rule through the market, and Indigenous rights-claiming, which challenged both market logics and practices of sovereignty.

Author : Elizabeth Ann McKinley,Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9811038988

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Handbook of Indigenous Education by Elizabeth Ann McKinley,Linda Tuhiwai Smith Pdf

This book is a state-of-the-art reference work that defines and frames the state of thinking, research and practice in indigenous education. The book provides an authoritative overview of the subject in one text. The work sits within the context of The UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples that states “Indigenous peoples have the right to the dignity and diversity of their cultures, traditions, histories and aspirations which shall be appropriately reflected in education” (Article 14.1). Twenty-five years ago a book of this nature would have been largely written by non-Indigenous researchers about Indigenous people and education. Today Indigenous researchers can write this work about and for themselves and others. The book is comprehensive in its coverage. Authors are drawn from various individual jurisdictions that have significant indigenous populations where the issues include language, culture and identity, and indigenous people’s participation in society. It brings together multiple streams of research by ‘new’ indigenous voices. The book also brings together a wide range of educational topics including early childhood education, educational governance, teacher education, curriculum, pedagogy, educational psychology, etc. The focus of one body of work on Indigenous education is a welcome enhancement to the pursuit of the field of Indigenous educational aspirations and development.

Author : Toledo Maya Cultural Council
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Mayas
ISBN : 9781556432569

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Maya Atlas by Toledo Maya Cultural Council Pdf

Covers human, natural, and cultural resources, history, rainforest management, and current problems in Maya lands.

Author : Thora Martina Herrmann,Thibault Martin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319250359

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Indigenous Peoples’ Governance of Land and Protected Territories in the Arctic by Thora Martina Herrmann,Thibault Martin Pdf

This book addresses critical questions and analyses key issues regarding Indigenous/Aboriginal Peoples and governance of land and protected areas in the Arctic. It brings together contributions from scientists, indigenous and non-indigenous researchers, local leaders, and members of the policy community that: document Indigenous/Aboriginal approaches to governance of land and protected areas at the local, regional and international level; explore new territorial governance models that are emerging as part of the Indigenous/Aboriginal governance within Arctic States, provinces, territories and regions; analyse the recognition or lack thereof concerning indigenous rights to self-determination in the Arctic; and examine how traditional decision-making arrangements and practices can be linked with governments in the process of good governance. The book highlights essential lessons learned, success stories, and remaining issues, all of which are useful to address issues of Arctic governance of land and protected areas today, and which could also be relevant for future governance arrangements.

Author : Kristina Baines
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781498512831

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Embodying Ecological Heritage in a Maya Community by Kristina Baines Pdf

Embodying Ecological Heritage in a Maya Community: Health, Happiness, and Identity provides an ethnographic account of life in a rural farming village in southern Belize, focusing on the connections between traditional ecological practices and the health and wellness of the Maya community living there. It discusses how complex histories, ecologies, and development practices are negotiated by individuals of all ages, and the community at large, detailing how they interact with their changing environments. The study has wide applicability for indigenous communities fighting for rights to manage their lands across the globe, as well as for considering how health is connected to heritage practices in communities worldwide.

Author : Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 1499 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789047443964

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Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights / Anuario Interamericano de Derechos Humanos, Volume 20 (2004) by Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Pdf

Author : Laurel Phoenix,Lynn Walter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313354458

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Critical Food Issues by Laurel Phoenix,Lynn Walter Pdf

This authoritative, research-based collection examines urgent threats to future global food security and evaluates current and potential solutions. Critical Food Issues: Problems and State-of-the-Art Solutions Worldwide examines 31 crucial areas of concern, from soil degradation, depletion of water for irrigation, and loss of biodiversity to declining rural livelihoods, hunger and obesity, unjust farm labor practices, and farm animal mistreatment. Critical Food Issues divides its coverage into two exhaustive volumes, one on bioenvironmental topics and one with a sociocultural focus. Throughout, highly accomplished experts from a variety of academic backgrounds review the current state of research on specific problems, then identify strategies for confronting those problems that balance sustainable agrifood systems with environmental stewardship, healthy people, and equitable communities. At a time of increasing public outcries over the quality of food and the impact of agrifood production on long-term environmental and human well-being, Critical Food Issues offers an authoritative and comprehensive basis on which producers, consumers, and citizens can make more informed decisions about the future of food.

Author : Jennifer P. Mathews,Thomas H. Guderjan
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816533527

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The Value of Things by Jennifer P. Mathews,Thomas H. Guderjan Pdf

L'éditeur indique : "This book explores how the Mayans gave value to commodities through the lens of anthropology and archaeology."

Author : Federico Lenzerini
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199235605

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Reparations for Indigenous Peoples by Federico Lenzerini Pdf

In this book, a group of renowned legal experts and activists investigate the right of indigenous peoples to reparations for breaches of their individual and collective rights.

Author : Christian Brannstrom,Jacqueline M. Vadjunec
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136262043

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Land Change Science, Political Ecology, and Sustainability by Christian Brannstrom,Jacqueline M. Vadjunec Pdf

Recent claims regarding convergence and divergence between land change science and political ecology as approaches to the study of human-environment relationships and sustainability science are examined and analyzed in this innovative volume. Comprised of 11 commissioned chapters as well as introductory and concluding/synthesis chapters, it advances the two fields by proposing new conceptual and methodological approaches toward integrating land change science and political ecology. The book also identifies areas of fundamental difference and disagreement between fields. These theoretical contributions will help a generation of young researchers refine their research approaches and will advance a debate among established scholars in geography, land-use studies, and sustainability science that has been developing since the early 2000s. At an empirical level, case studies focusing on sustainable development are included from Africa, Central and South America, and Southeast Asia. The specific topics addressed include tropical deforestation, swidden agriculture, mangrove forests, gender, and household issues.

Author : Giada Giacomini
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031095085

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Indigenous Peoples and Climate Justice by Giada Giacomini Pdf

​This book provides a new interpretation of international law specifically dedicated to Indigenous peoples in the context of a climate justice approach. The book presents a critical analysis of past and current developments at the intersection of human rights and international environmental law and governance. The book suggests new ways forward and demonstrates the need for a paradigmatic shift that would enhance the meaningful participation of Indigenous peoples as fundamental actors in the conservation of biodiversity and in the fight against climate change. The book offers guidance on a number of critical intersecting and interdependent issues at the forefront of climate change law and policy – inside and outside of the UN climate change regime. The author suggests that the adoption of a critical perspective on international law is needed in order to highlight inherent structural and systemic issues of the international law regime which are all issues that ultimately impede the pursue of climate justice for Indigenous peoples.

Author : Sébastien Duyck,Sébastien Jodoin,Alyssa Johl
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781315312552

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Routledge Handbook of Human Rights and Climate Governance by Sébastien Duyck,Sébastien Jodoin,Alyssa Johl Pdf

Over the last decade, the world has increasingly grappled with the complex linkages emerging between efforts to combat climate change and to protect human rights around the world. The Paris Climate Agreement adopted in December 2015 recognized the necessity for governments to take into consideration their human rights obligations when taking climate action. However, important gaps remain in understanding how human rights can be used in practice to develop and implement effective and equitable solutions to climate change at multiple levels of governance. This book brings together leading scholars and practitioners to offer a timely and comprehensive analysis of the opportunities and challenges for integrating human rights in diverse areas and forms of global climate governance. The first half of the book explores how human rights principles and obligations can be used to reconceive climate governance and shape responses to particular aspects of climate change. The second half of the book identifies lessons in the integration of human rights in climate advocacy and governance and sets out future directions in this burgeoning domain. Featuring a diverse range of contributors and case studies, this Handbook will be an essential resource for students, scholars, practitioners and policy makers with an interest in climate law and governance, human rights and international environmental law.

Author : S. James Anaya
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781454860266

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International Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples by S. James Anaya Pdf

This exciting book is the only one of its kind. International Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples (Aspen Elective Series) will be the first published compilation of materials and commentary intended for use in courses focusing on the subject of indigenous peoples within the international human rights system. S. James Anaya, co-author of the well-known casebook, International Human Rights: Problems of Law, Policy and Practice, uses carefully edited material from varied sources to illustrate the major issues facing indigenous peoples today. This unique addition to the Elective Series features: complete or edited versions of all the major contemporary international documents concerning indigenous peoples--declarations, treaties, decisions, and interpretive statements by international human rights and other institutions on the topic--placed in the context of relevant historical antecedents. materials highlighting the major issues concerning indigenous peoples, including issues of self-determination, culture, lands and resources, collective rights, state responsibility for historical wrongs, and the meaning of the "indigenous" rubric. The issues are then linked to actual cases concerning or situations faced by indigenous groups. edited materials from a range of authors along with insightful commentary providing in-depth discussion of the issues and developments discussion of the international and domestic mechanisms by which human rights norms concerning indigenous peoples are implemented. This provides students with an understanding of the practical implications of the norms and their potential strategic value. background material on the authority and workings of the various international institutions that are addressing indigenous issues, enabling students to understand the legal or political significance of the relevant developments and place those developments within the broader context of the international human rights system An invaluable resource for any course dealing with international human rights, International Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples (Aspen Elective Series) has just the right mix of institutional and case material, historical background and recent developments, and perceptive commentary.

Author : Walter Mattli,Thomas Dietz
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191026133

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International Arbitration and Global Governance by Walter Mattli,Thomas Dietz Pdf

Most literature on international arbitration is practice-oriented, technical, and promotional. It is by arbitrators and largely for arbitrators and their clients. Outside analyses by non-participants are still very rare. This book boldly steps away from this tradition of scholarship to reflect analytically on international arbitration as a form of global governance. It thus contributes to a rapidly growing literature that describes the profound economic, legal, and political transformation in which key governance functions are increasingly exercised by a new constellation that include actors other than national public authorities. The book brings together leading scholars from law and the social sciences to assess and critically reflect on the significance and implications of international arbitration as a new locus of global private authority. The views predictably diverge. Some see the evolution of these private courts positively as a significant element of an emerging transnational private legal system that gradually evolves according to the needs of market actors without much state interference. Others fear that private courts allow transnational actors to circumvent state regulation and create an illegitimate judicial system that is driven by powerful transnational companies at the expense of collective public interests. Still others accept that these contrasting views serve as useful starting points of an analysis but are too simplistic to adequately understand the complex governance structures that international arbitration courts have been developing over the last two decades. In sum, this book offers a wide-ranging and up-to-date analytical overview of arguments in a vigorous nascent interdisciplinary debate about arbitration courts and their exercise of private governance power in the transnational realm. This debate is generating fascinating new insights into such central topics as legitimacy, constitutional order and justice beyond classical nation state institutions.

Author : Sonya Atalay,Lee Rains Clauss,Randall H McGuire,John R Welch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781315416526

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Transforming Archaeology by Sonya Atalay,Lee Rains Clauss,Randall H McGuire,John R Welch Pdf

Archaeology for whom? The dozen well-known contributors to this innovative volume suggest nothing less than a transformation of the discipline into a service-oriented, community-based endeavor. They wish to replace the primacy of meeting academic demands with meeting the needs and values of those outside the field who may benefit most from our work. They insist that we employ both rigorous scientific methods and an equally rigorous critique of those practices to ensure that our work addresses real-world social, environmental, and political problems. A transformed archaeology requires both personal engagement and a new toolkit. Thus, in addition to the theoretical grounding and case materials from around the world, each contributor offers a personal statement of their goals and an outline of collaborative methods that can be adopted by other archaeologists.