What is it about?
Indigenous communities in highland Oaxaca are considered to be in the forefront of sustainable environmental management by strengthening their collective institutions for decision-making that privileges an integral relationship between social well-being and environmental balance. The case study explains their achievements as an alternative to the proponents of market-based "Green Economy" approaches.
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Why is it important?
This article reinforces a growing literature that confirms the significance of local knowledge and value systems for environmental management.
Perspectives
This article emerges from a close collaboration between the authors and the leading actors involved in reinforcing local traditions and world views -- an alternative to capitalist development that promotes community integration and responsibility for the ecosystem
Dr David Barkin
Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana
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This page is a summary of: Community forest management: Can the green economy contribute to environmental justice?, Natural Resources Forum, April 2013, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/1477-8947.12010.
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