Natural Resources, Extractive Industries and Social Conflict
Promoting the environmentally and socially sustainable management of natural resources is one of the biggest challenges facing the countries of the Andean-Amazonian region—in particular, Peru. The high frequency of conflict that accompanies extractive activities, the growing deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, and recurring water scarcity due to climate change are just some examples of the multiplicity of challenges that the Andean-Amazonian region faces in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In light of these challenges, our research analyzes the existing social, economic, and political conditions that hinder the sustainable management of resources through a territorial and interdisciplinary approach. We then use these studies to propose public policy recommendations for the better governance of resources Our studies have contributed to the analysis of several specific topics such as territorial management policies, institutional changes linked to small and large-scale mining development, the relationship between land tenure systems and sustainable pasture management, and policies governing access to water in the context of extractive activities and climate change. We have also conducted evaluations of resource management projects and policies such as conservation initiatives and sustainable agriculture in the Amazon.
Senior Researchers
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Gerardo Damonte Valencia (on leave)
PhD en Anthropology - Cornell University
Gerardo Damonte Valencia has an MA and PhD in Anthropology from Cornell University. He carries out research in the field of natural resources at the Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE) (currently on leave) along with his teaching position in the Department of Political Sciences at the Pontifical Catholic University in Peru. Gerardo leads […]
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Manuel Glave Testino
PhD en Economics - University of Illinois en Champaign
Manuel Glave has a PhD in Economics from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. He is a Senior Researcher at GRADE where he specialises in rural development, environmental economics and natural resources, and where he undertakes analysis of public policy relating to agriculture and the environment. He is a Senior Professor in the Department of […]
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Eduardo Zegarra Méndez
PhD en Agricultural and Applied Economics - University of Wisconsin
Eduardo Zegarra is an economist from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and has a PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin, specializing in rural development and natural resource management. His dissertation explores the workings and failures of the water market in Chile. He has researched and published on a wide […]
Associated Researchers
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Juana Kuramoto Huamán (on leave)
PhD candidate en Innovation & Technology - Maastricht University
Juana Kuramoto received a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the University Carnegie Mellon in 1995. She is currently studying for a PhD in Policy Studies and Technological Change at the University of Maastricht and is an Associate Researcher at GRADE. Her fields of interest are technological innovation, scientific and technological policy, and mining. She […]
External Consultants
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Álvaro Hopkins Barriga
Master en - Wageningen University & Research
Álvaro has a Master’s in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica and a degree in Economics from the same university. Also, he has a Master’s in Development Economics from Wageningen University & Research. He rejoins GRADE as a researcher for the project “Towards a Sustainable Infrastructure in the Peruvian Amazon”, led by Manuel Glave.
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Lorenzo López Garnier
Master en - Imperial College London
Lorenzo holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Technology with a specialization in Environmental Resources Management from Imperial College London and a Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from King’s College London in UK. He rejoins GRADE as a Consultant in the ‘Transitions to Sustainability’ project led by Manuel Glave.
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Carlos Monge Salgado
PhD en - University of Miami
Anthropologist by the Pontifical University Catholic of the Peru, Ph.d. in Latin American history from the University of Miami. Has been a Researcher at the Centro de Estudios Rurales Andinos Bartolomé de las Casas in Cuzco; researcher and Development Area Coordinator at the Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales in Lima, advisor to the Confederación Campesina […]
External Affiliated Researchers
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Sonia Laszlo
PhD en - University of Toronto
Sonia Laszlo is Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute for the Study of International Development. Her main research areas cover many aspects of applied microeconomic analysis in economic development: rural development, access to markets, and the relationship between income, health and education in economic development. In addition to using traditional analytic tools […]
Visiting Researchers
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Ashley Manning
Student en -
Ashley is a student in Geography at Dartmouth College, United States. During her residency at GRADE she supported Javier Escobal as a research intern.
Publications
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Estado, gobierno y extractivismo en el Perú
El Perú en los inicios del siglo XXI: cambios y continuidades desde las Ciencias Sociales2016 Gerardo Damonte
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The “Blind” State: government quest for formalization and conflict with small-scale miners in the Peruvian Amazon
2016 Gerardo Damonte
The Peruvian government is attempting to implement a formalization plan to deal with the chaotic expansion of small-scale mining activities in the Amazon. However, this plan has been contested, delayed and halted by local miners. Why exactly has it been so hard for the government to enforce a formalization plan in Madre de Dios? This […]
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¿Agroindustria en la Amazonía? Posibilidades para el desarrollo inclusivo y sostenible de la palma aceitera en el Perú
2016 Ricardo Fort, Elena Borasino
En la discusión sobre las posibilidades de desarrollo del cultivo agroindustrial de la palma aceitera en la Amazonía peruana se plasman varios de los principales debates modernos sobre modelos de desarrollo rural ambientalmente sostenibles y socioeconómicamente inclusivos. La historia de la expansión de este sector y los diversos problemas que hoy enfrenta reflejan, además, muchas […]
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¿Agroindustria en la Amazonía? Posibilidades para el desarrollo inclusivo y sostenible de la palma aceitera en el Perú
2016 Ricardo Fort, Elena Borasino
Aportes para el diseño de políticas bajo un modelo de planeamiento territorial de la cadena de la palma aceitera.
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La Evolución de los Regímenes de Tenencia Colectiva de Tierras en Sociedades Pastoriles: Lecciones desde Países Andinos
2016 Gerardo Damonte, Manuel Glave, Sandra Rodríguez, Sandra Rodríguez
Mucho se ha dicho sobre la importancia de los medios de vida pastoriles en el uso efectivo y sostenible de las tierras áridas alrededor del mundo. Más aún, las presiones ejercidas actualmente sobre el modo de vida de las sociedades pastoriles no tienen precedente. Estas presiones y las tendencias cambiantes ponen en peligro los medios de […]
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Minería y desarrollo sustentable
Minería y comunidades1999,
El Seminario-Taller Minería y Comunidades, en 1998, tuvo como objetivo el intercambio de experiencias entre comunidades campesinas de diferentes zonas del Perú donde se desarrollan actividades minero metalúrgicas.
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Educación en valores aplicada a la educación ambiental
Escuela rural, ecología y comunicación1993Santiago Cueto,
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Projects
News
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Conferencia GRADE 35 años: Relevancia de la evidencia para la construcción de políticas públicas sólidas
November 30, 2015 Rural development and agriculture, Employment, productivity and innovation, Ethnicity, gender and citizenship, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Poverty and equality, Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict, State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition
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Manuel Glave: vía ferroviaria Pucallpa-Cruzeiro do Sul no sería viable económicamente
July 30, 2015 Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict
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Relaciones entre lo urbano y lo rural en América Latina: entrevista a Eduardo Zegarra
July 21, 2015 Rural development and agriculture, Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict
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Entrevista a Manuel Glave sobre análisis costo beneficio social de alternativas de interconexión entre Pucallpa y Cruzeiro do Sul
July 13, 2015 Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict
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Agricultura vs. minería: ¿conflicto sin solución? Artículo de Poder con opinión de Manuel Glave
July 7, 2015 Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict
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Events
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Eduardo Zegarra will discuss the water risks for private sector in Lima Metropolitan, at UTEC, GIZ and Aquafondo event
22/09/2016 7:00 pm Auditorio de UTEC (Jr. Medrano Silva 165, Barranco) Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict
Eduardo Zegarra, investigador principal de GRADE, expondrá una evaluación económica de los riesgos hídricos del sector privado en Lima Metropolitana, como parte del seminario “Riesgos Hídricos, cambio climático e infraestructura en las cuencas del Rímac, Chillón y Lurín”, organizado por la Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (UTEC), la Agencia de Cooperacion Técnica Alemana (GIZ) en […]
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Land policies aimed to pastoralist societies: Join ELLA Programme webinar run by GRADE and Tegemeo Institute
11/08/2016 2:00 pm (GMT) Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict
Which have been the dominant land policies oriented to pastoralist societies? Join our ELLA Programme free webinar on Land Tenure and Sustainability, run by Manuel Glave and Sandra Rodriguez from the Group for Analysis of Development (GRADE), and by Tim Njagi and Judy Kimani from Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development. This webinar will take place on August […]
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IEP, GRADE and DAR will present and discuss their new book “De la Amazonía su palma”
15/06/2016 7:00 pm Casa del Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (Horacio Urteaga 694, Jesús María) Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict
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Investigadores de GRADE participan en el congreso internacional de la Asociación de Estudios Latinoamericanos LASA 2016
27/05/2016 → 30/05/2016 Nueva York, Estados Unidos Education and learning, Ethnicity, gender and citizenship, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict, State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition
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Eduardo Zegarra discutirá las políticas actuales sobre agua y saneamiento, en evento de la PUCP
05/05/2016 5:00 pm Anfiteatro Armando Zolezzi Möller, Facultad de Derecho PUCP (Av. Universitaria 1801, San Miguel) Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict, State reform and public institutions
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- Education and Learning
- Employment, Productivity and Innovation
- Rural Development and Agriculture
- Ethnicity, Gender and Citizenship
- Methodologies for Research and Evaluation of Policy and Programmes
- Poverty and Equity
- Natural Resources, Extractive Industries and Social Conflict
- State Reform and Public Institutions
- Health and Nutrition
- Urbanization and Sustainable Cities