rematando los derechos de los pueblos indígenas

This report by Friends of the Earth International (FOEI) examines how multilateral trade negotiations within the World Trade Organization (WTO) could negatively impact the rights of Indigenous Peoples, specifically regarding territorial rights, traditional knowledge, and the management of protected areas and natural resources.

• The liberalization of 'nature and landscape protection' services could allow foreign companies to be contracted by national governments to manage protected areas. This may restrict the ability of local Indigenous communities to access and manage natural resources for traditional uses, such as firewood collection and hunting, and hinder their participation in management programs.
• Trade liberalization in energy and water services poses risks to Indigenous territories. Requests from developed nations like the United States for liberalization in energy sectors could facilitate mining and oil exploration on Indigenous lands. Similarly, the privatization and deregulation of water services could undermine Indigenous rights to water resources within their traditional territories.
• Proposed WTO rules on foreign investment could prevent governments from recognizing the priority rights of Indigenous communities over ancestral lands. If a government denies mining or tourism concessions to a foreign entity to protect Indigenous livelihoods, it could be challenged in the WTO dispute settlement mechanism for discriminatory treatment.
• Efforts to protect traditional knowledge, genetic resources, and folklore are stalled in the WTO's TRIPS Council due to conflicting views between developed and developing nations. The report argues that current intellectual property regimes and the work of both the WTO and WIPO fail to protect community rights because they lack participatory mechanisms and are heavily influenced by corporate interests from developed countries like the United States.
• WTO negotiations on agriculture aimed at increasing export profitability may lead to adverse social and environmental impacts for Indigenous Peoples. These include the shift from sustainable traditional agriculture to chemical-intensive farming in the Andes and Philippine Cordilleras, the expropriation of lands, and the conversion of fragile habitats in the Brazilian Amazon into export crop lands.
• The liberalization of 'environmental goods'—which may include forest products, minerals, and organic agriculture—could incentivize multinational companies to maximize profits through increased extraction. This would pressure developing countries to open untapped natural areas, leading to the further marginalization and displacement of Indigenous communities.
• There is a risk that the WTO will prioritize its trade rules over the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This could deter states from adopting effective measures to protect Indigenous rights to genetic resources and traditional knowledge if such measures are deemed too restrictive to trade.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (2003). rematando los derechos de los pueblos indígenas. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/wto_indigenous_esp.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. rematando los derechos de los pueblos indígenas. 2003. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/wto_indigenous_esp.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternational2003rematando, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{rematando los derechos de los pueblos indígenas}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2003}, month = aug, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/wto_indigenous_esp.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }