Essays about: "the economy of Indigenous People"

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1. 1. Opposing ‘green’ extractivism: Voices of resistance in the case of the Gállok iron mine, Sápmi

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Elena Maria Gnant; [2022]
   Keywords : political ecology; ’green’ extractivism; energy transition; frontier racism; colonial capitalism; Sámi resistance; just transition; Sápmi; Gállok; Kallak; Jåhkåmåhkke; Jokkmokk; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Embedded in a history of global colonial capitalism and the system’s crisis ridden tendencies and fixes for capital accumulation, extractivism increases globally. The intensive exploitation of resources is increasingly framed as compatible with and necessary to climate change mitigation for the possibility of a low-carbon future, opening new extractive frontiers through a path of ‘green’ extractivism (GE). READ MORE

3. 2. The Meaning of Forests: Linking Conflicting Views with Colonisation - A Narrative Analysis Exploring Internal Colonisation of Sápmi

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Matilda Eriksson Sjöstedt; [2021]
   Keywords : Internal colonisation; Sápmi; Sweden; forests; forest policy; knowledge-systems; narrative; decolonisation; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Sweden is a forest abundant country. The forestry sector is associated with the building of the welfare state and remains central to Sweden’s export industry and economy. However, large tracts of the forest are found in Sápmi – the homelands of the Indigenous Sami. READ MORE

4. 3. Economic Situation of Indigenous People in Bangladesh: A study on the Chittagong Hill Tracts

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Abul Hasnat Mohammed Alamgir; abul alamgir; abul alamgir; abul alamgir; [2021]
   Keywords : The Chittagong Hill Tracts CHT of Bangladesh was full of natural resources like water; river; forest; agriculture; land. Various agencies like government and non-government local; national; and international have undertaken and implemented development programs in the CHT at different times encompassing those natural resources to develop the CHT economy and contribute to the overall economic situation. Even though; the economic situation of the indigenous people in CHT remains unchanged and more than eight hundred thousand indigenous people in CHT are presently living with an imbalanced economy; poverty and hunger; low income; unemployment. A political agreement and the peace treaty has been signed in 1997 to end human life; restore the CHT indigenous people’s economy as well as establish peace in CHT. This study has collected both qualitative and quantitative data from primary and secondary sources to see and analyze the present economic situation of the indigenous people in CHT after this peace accord. Key Words: Chittagong Hill Tracts; Bangladesh; Indigenous People; Economy; Peace Accord; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh was full of natural resources like water, river, forest, agriculture, land. Various agencies like government and non-government (local, national, and international) have undertaken and implemented development programs in the CHT at different times encompassing those natural resources to develop the CHT economy and contribute to the overall economic situation. READ MORE

5. 4. Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Bangladesh

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

   Author : Abul Hasnat Mohammed Alamgir; [2021]
   Keywords : Key Words: Indigenous People; Chittagong Hill Tracts; Bangladesh; Human Rights.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh was for a long time an area of conjuration, affection, brotherhood, social and natural contribution in livelihood as well as harmony between nature and culture. At present, eight hundred thousand indigenous peoples in CHT are living in poverty, hunger, malnutrition, killings, conflicts, and imbalanced situation in society and economy. READ MORE

6. 5. Public advocacy for the Swedish forest-based bioeconomy : a social constructionist analysis of the Swedish Forest initiative

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Hanna Andtbacka; [2020]
   Keywords : story; semiotic; environmental ethos; strategic communication; bioeconomy; forestry;

   Abstract : During the last decade bioeconomy has been presented as a possible solution to the decoupling of the economy’s dependence on fossil fuels. In a Swedish context, the forest sector has emerged as a significant arena of interest and the industry has been defined as a driving agent in the transition. READ MORE