The true colour of Gold is Green: Alternatives for Sustainable Development in the Amazon Rainforest of Caquetá, Colombia = El verdadero color del oro es verde: alternativas para el desarrollo sostenible en la Amazonía del Caquetá, Colombia
The amazon region is vast area of rainforest and rich in wildlife and biodiversity. Furthermore, for centuries it has been considered a source of natural resources. In Caquetá, Colombia in 2017, after the signing of the peace process between the government and the Guerrilla FARC, a wave of deforestation without precedent in this century began, putting this fragile ecosystem at risk. The drivers are the poverty, lack of title of the land, and traditional economies based on cattle raising and extraction of natural resources all based on the capitalist model of development in Colombia. In this dissertation, my objective to address the following research question: To what extent can capitalism generate a balance between developing a good quality of life for the Amazonian communities and the preservation of the rainforest? To find this balance between protection of natural resources and economic and social development for local communities, this paper is divided in four parts. In the first part the context will be explained using a main argument alongside the research methodology used to build this document. In the second part a literature review from the academic’s debates about capitalism and environment conservation and local participation in sustainable projects will be presented. In the third part my argument to address the research question based on academic literature and analyse the context of the Caquetá region and Colombian government initiatives will be presented. Finally, in the fourth part a general conclusion of the research document will be presented.
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Biblioteca Virtual Banco de la República
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