rematando los derechos de los pueblos indígenas

The document argues that WTO negotiations on environmental services, investments, agriculture, and intellectual property could undermine the ability of states to protect indigenous rights. It highlights risks such as the privatization of water, the displacement of communities by industrial agriculture, and the potential for WTO dispute mechanisms to penalize governments that prioritize indigenous land rights over foreign investment.

• Liberalization of 'nature and landscape protection' services could allow foreign companies to manage protected areas, potentially restricting indigenous communities' access to natural resources for traditional uses, such as hunting and firewood collection.
• The liberalization of water supply services may lead to deregulation and privatization, which could violate indigenous rights to water resources, including those located within traditional territories.
• Proposed WTO rules on foreign investment could prevent governments from recognizing priority indigenous rights to ancestral lands, as such protections might be viewed as discriminatory against foreign entities.
• Industrial agriculture oriented toward exports can cause adverse social and environmental effects for indigenous peoples, including the shift from sustainable to chemical-dependent farming in the Andes and Philippine Cordilleras, and the conversion of forests into cropland in the Brazilian Amazon.
• The liberalization of 'environmental goods'—which may include forest products and minerals—could increase pressure on developing countries to open untapped natural areas to commercial exploitation, leading to the displacement of indigenous communities.
• There is a risk that the WTO will prioritize the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) over the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), deterring states from adopting effective measures to protect indigenous knowledge and genetic resources.

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.

Wikipedia

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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} }