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Participation and defense of nature's rights in Azuay-Ecuador

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Authors

José Efraín · José Francisco · Liliana Alexandra

Reported year

2024

Reported language

es · spa

Source type

Article

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2026-11-09T19:07:07.118151+00:00

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2026-11-09T19:07:27.934751+00:00

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Documentary abstract — original language

El trabajo presenta un análisis de la participación de las comunidades de la provincia del Azuay, en la defensa de la naturaleza, concebida como la Pachamama y, cómo ella adquiere junto a las comunidades, un rol político. Se tiene como objetivo estudiar a las comunidades en la defensa de los derechos de la naturaleza otorgados por la Constitución desde una visión antropocéntrica y la garantía de los mismos, desde la cosmovisión andina. Se aplicó una metodología mixta (Cuanti-cuali), en siete comunidades de la provincia del Azuay. Se realizaron 303 encuestas semiestructuradas, en organizaciones: Comunales, Juntas de Agua y Gobiernos Autónomos Descentralizados (GADs). Los principales resultados se agruparon en: defensa de los derechos de la naturaleza, como sujeto político; la protección y defensa de los derechos de la naturaleza; organización comunitaria y las políticas públicas para defender la naturaleza en sus derechos. Las comunidades percibieron a la Pachamama como la madre naturaleza y, desde esta concepción, su relación con el territorio fue de cuidado mutuo, la defensa y la protección no solo atraviesa por el hecho de que la constitución le otorga derechos, sino que los habitantes se organizaron de manera inmediata ante la amenaza de extractivismo a la Pachamama, situación que implica una amenaza a la integralidad de la vida. This paper presents an analysis of the participation of the communities of the province of Azuay in the defense of nature conceived as "Pachamama" and how THIS and the communities assume a political role. The objective is to study the communities in the defense of nature rights granted by the Constitution from an anthropocentric perspective and the guarantee of these rights from the Andean cosmovision. A mixed methodology (quanti-quali) was applied in seven communities in the province of Azuay. A total of 303 semi-structured surveys were conducted in three organizations: Communal, Water boards, and Decentralized Autonomous Governments (GADs). The main results were grouped into: rights defense with Nature as a political subject; protection and defense of nature rights; community organization; and public policies for the defense of nature rights. The communities perceived Pachamama as Mother Nature, and from this conception, their relationship with the territory was one of mutual care. The defense and protection of Pachamama are not only due to the fact that the Constitution grants rights to it, but also because the inhabitants immediately organized themselves in the face of the threat of extractivism to Pachamama, a situation that implies a threat to the integrity of life.

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Scholarship

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Article

Jurisdictions studied — explicit sources

EC

Natural entities mentioned

Pachamama · Territory

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OpenAIRE · Record 1

• Document · https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/foro/article/view/4235

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