Indigenous territories and socio-environmental conflicts in post-COVID-19 Latin America: pre and post-COVID extractive processes in indigenous territories: the Mapuche Communities of Northern Patagonia

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https://doi.org/10.51359/2675-3472.2025.267841

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Covid-19, extractivism, Patagonia, Mapuche communities, Río Negro

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The historic expansion of extractive activities into the Indigenous territories of northern Patagonia was substantially aggravated during the pandemic. These activities have continued throughout the pandemic despite the mandatory social isolation (ASPO) imposed by the government to guarantee public health and safety. Among the main problems identified, or axes of conflict, are those related to the clearing and logging of forests in Mapuche communities in northern Patagonia. The purpose of this essay was to analyze these problems, both pre- and post-COVID, in the communities affected by them. In some cases, this clearing has been endorsed by provincial and/or local governments, which entailed a violation of the territorial and environmental rights of Indigenous communities.

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2026-03-23

How to Cite

Lipp, D. O. (2026). Indigenous territories and socio-environmental conflicts in post-COVID-19 Latin America: pre and post-COVID extractive processes in indigenous territories: the Mapuche Communities of Northern Patagonia. Revista Mutirõ. Folhetim De Geografias Agrárias Do Sul, 6(3), 7–17. https://doi.org/10.51359/2675-3472.2025.267841

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