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Politics and Development Strategies for the Amazon

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Politics and Development Strategies for the Amazon

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This lecture provides an overview of historic economic activities and development strategies in the Amazon. Learn how Amazonian resources (oil, minerals, hydropower, and…

Agribusiness and Livelihood Systems in the Amazon

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Agribusiness and Livelihood Systems in the Amazon

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This lecture presents key agrarian systems in the Amazon (e.g., crops, livestock), their role in deforestation and degradation, fragmentation, pollution of waterways,…

The Slave Trade and the Amazon: Indigenous and…

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The Slave Trade and the Amazon: Indigenous and…

The Slave Trade and the Amazon: Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Communities

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This lecture presents how the search for gold and trade of other key commodities motivated the enslavement of Amazonian populations, both Indigenous and of African…

Clandestine Economies in the Amazon

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Clandestine Economies in the Amazon

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This lecture examines how Protected Areas (PAs) and Indigenous Territories (ITs) work as cornerstones for conservation in the Amazon. A network of more than 6,000 ITs…

Impacts of European Colonization on Amazonian…

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Impacts of European Colonization on Amazonian…

Impacts of European Colonization on Amazonian Populations (1492-19th century)

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This lecture highlights how the arrival of Europeans, especially Portuguese and Spanish, led to violence, diseases, religious domination, enslavement, dispossession, and…

Regional Efforts, Protected Areas, and Indigenous…

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Regional Efforts, Protected Areas, and Indigenous…

Regional Efforts, Protected Areas, and Indigenous Territories

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This lecture examines how protected areas and Indigenous Territories are, or should be, connected at the landscape scale, across national borders, rivers, and other…

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