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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Mining in Latin America: Attracting Quantity and Quality in FDI
2012 Manuel Glave
This brief provides an overview of the investment policies and incentive packages countries are using to attract responsible FDI and turn foreign investment into concrete and sustainable development.
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Managing Conflict Through Consultation: Latin America’s Experience
2012 Gerardo Damonte
This Brief characterises and analyses the different types of local consultation seen in the region, focusing on the diverse actors that lead the processes and providing illustrative examples of each.
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Land Use Planning for Extractive Industries
2012 Manuel Glave
This brief presents land use planning as a tool to mitigate these risks.
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Ecuador’s Yasuní-ITT: Rethinking the Conservation vs. Extraction Dilemma
2012 Gerardo Damonte
Ecuador’s innovative proposal for not developing its Yasuní-Ishpingo Tambococha Tiputini (Yasuní-ITT) oil fields presents an alternative strategy for resolving the conservation versus extractive industry development dilemma.
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From Expropriation to Social Licence: Accessing Land for Extractive Industries
2012 Gerardo Damonte
This brief describes the key factors that have enabled this transformation, and provides examples to illustrate the main social licence strategies in use in Latin America.
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Projects
News
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Una introducción al programa ELLA
June 21, 2012 Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict
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“La minera y la comunidad no deben negociar dinero sino objetivos”
June 20, 2012 Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict
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Nuevo número Avances de Investigación 4: “Análisis económico de la carretera Pucallpa – Cruzeiro do Sul”
May 31, 2012 Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict
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Martín Benavides y Gerardo Damonte participaron en XXX Congreso Internacional de la Asociación de Estudios Latinoamericanos – LASA 2012
May 15, 2012 Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict
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[Video] Una introducción al programa ELLA (Evidencias y Lecciones desde Latinoamérica)
May 8, 2012 Rural development and agriculture, Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict
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Events
- 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