SENE BUAË REVISTA

SENE BUAË is a magazine documenting the third session of the 'Escuela de la Sustentabilidad' (School of Sustainability), organized by COECOCeiba and Amigos de la Tierra América Latina y el Caribe (ATALC) in July 2009. The publication compiles reflections from participants on political formation, the 'Buen Vivir' philosophy, and the struggle against neoliberal agro-industrial models, specifically focusing on the community of Juanilama in Costa Rica.

• The 'Escuela de la Sustentabilidad' is a regional political and conceptual training process for new members and allies of Amigos de la Tierra groups. The first session took place in Colombia in 2007, the second in Uruguay in 2008, and the third in the community of Juanilama, Costa Rica, in July 2009, focusing on the defense of territory, food sovereignty, and climate change.
• The concept of 'Buen Vivir' is presented as a foundation for sustainability and the recovery of territory. It involves reclaiming ancestral practices to enable collective thinking and action, aiming for the 'decolonization of thought' to build permanent alternatives to the current system.
• Popular Education is advocated as a political tool to replace formal, vertical education. It is described as a 'bicycle for the Ecologist Movement,' promoting horizontal participation, the mixing of theory and practice, and the empowerment of popular sectors to become protagonists of their own liberation.
• The community of Juanilama in Costa Rica serves as a model of resistance against the 'agro-business' model, which is characterized by pineapple and sugar cane exports. The community manages a biological reserve of tropical forest and combines community rural tourism with agroecological farming to maintain land tenure and avoid dependence on agrochemicals.
• Industrial agriculture in Costa Rica is criticized for creating a strong dependence on external inputs and intermediaries, leading to farmer indebtedness. The document highlights a conflict of interest where public officials, including a former Minister of Agriculture, have been linked to companies like Agro Inc. that finance local farmers.
• The document calls for 'Climate Justice,' arguing that climate change is accelerated by greenhouse gas emissions linked to a capitalist model of overconsumption. It rejects carbon credit trading as a distraction from the need for structural changes in production and demands the recognition of the 'environmental debt' of developed countries.
• Free Trade Agreements (TLCs) are viewed as tools for transnational corporations to maintain consumption and privatize profits while socializing costs. Specifically, the document mentions a clause in the Costa Rica-Canada TLC that allows for open-pit mining.

APA

Aguilar, E., & Porras, M. (n.d.). SENE BUAË REVISTA. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2009-04-11_costa-rica-publication-sustainability-school.pdf

Chicago

Aguilar, Eduardo, and Mariana Porras. SENE BUAË REVISTA. Friends of the Earth International, n.d. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2009-04-11_costa-rica-publication-sustainability-school.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{aguilarndsene, author = {Aguilar, Eduardo and Porras, Mariana}, title = {{SENE BUAË REVISTA}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2009-04-11_costa-rica-publication-sustainability-school.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }