Public participation, indigenous peoples’ land rights and major infrastructure projects in the Amazon: the case for a human rights assessment framework

Pereira, Ricardo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2087-3004 2021. Public participation, indigenous peoples’ land rights and major infrastructure projects in the Amazon: the case for a human rights assessment framework. Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law 30 (2) , pp. 184-196. 10.1111/reel.12400

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Abstract

The recognition of land title and demarcation of indigenous peoples’ ancestral lands and the guarantee of the rights of consultation and free, prior and informed consent in the context of large infrastructure projects represent some of the major challenges for indigenous peoples and communities in the Amazon States. These challenges have been exacerbated by the election of the current Brazilian federal government in power since January 2019. Yet a significant development with the potential to strengthen participatory environmental governance in the region followed the adoption and entry into force in April 2021 of the 2018 Regional Agreement on Access to Environmental Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Latin America and the Caribbean. This article will argue that national environmental impact assessment and licensing procedures must integrate a human rights approach to project impact assessments to safeguard the protection of the environment and indigenous peoples’ fundamental rights.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Law
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General) K Law > KZ Law of Nations
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	2050-0394
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	11 May 2021
Date of Acceptance:	15 April 2021
Last Modified:	02 May 2023 20:16
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/141154

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