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Decolonizing Agriculture: A Case Study of Chakras in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Explore the impact of cultural dispossession on indigenous people globally and the importance of ecosystem goods and services in maintaining biodiversity. Discover key contributing factors, gaps, and levers of change in the landscape of sustainable agriculture.

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Decolonizing Agriculture: A Case Study of Chakras in the Ecuadorian Amazon

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  1. DECOLONIZING AGRICULTUREA Case Study of Chakras in the Ecuadorian Amazon Katherine Riebe, Alexandria Sedar and Linda Xiong Master of Sustainable Peacebuilding, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  2. INDIGENOUS PEOPLE GLOBALLY

  3. CULTURAL DISPOSSESSION

  4. https://www.waykana.com/waykana/impact/

  5. WHAT IS A CHAKRA? • Agroforestry plots  • Fruit, vegetables, herbs, animals  • Up to 50 traditional crops  • Part of Kichwa culture 

  6. ECOSYSTEMS GOODS AND SERVICES (EGS)Nature's gifts that support and provide what we need to live. Biodiversity Climate regulation Migration for species Food and habitat for insects and other animals Soil and nutrient cycling Act as safety net during lean times Source of food, medicine and fuel Kichwa cultural practices and traditions

  7. Systems Map of Factors Contributing to Decreased Chakra Use LEGEND Cultural and Social Environmental Health Government and Policy Economic All Categories

  8. KEY CONTRIBUTING FACTORS Pursuit of profit Poverty Search for economic opportunities Government policies

  9. SOLUTIONS LANDSCAPE  ECUADOR Government & Policy Business and Private Sector NGOs and Development Organizations

  10. SOLUTIONS LANDSCAPE  GLOBAL Indigenous Activism NGOs and Development Organizations Research and Academia 

  11. Factors Impacted by the Current Solutions Landscape LEGEND Cultural and Social Environmental Health Government and Policy Economic All Categories

  12. GAPS AND LEVERS OF CHANGE • Land Ownership • Private Sector • Ecosystem Goods and Services • The Kichwa in Policy-making 

  13. GAPS IN PRESENT SOLUTIONS • Not Properly Valuing EGS • EGS are often misused or wasted  • Decisions often made without regard to impact on EGS • Challenges of Land Ownership • Land use and ownership threatened • Problems with land titling and inheritance • Bottom-Up Approach​ • Outsiders decide the lives of the Kichwa​ • Policy making and programming frequently marginalize​ • Actions of Private Sector • Destruction wreaked in name of profit • Environmental and social misdeeds often unpunished

  14. LEVERS OF CHANGE • Not Properly Valuing EGS • Importance of EGS taken into consideration  • Policies & structures based on this • Challenges of Land Ownership • Fair transparent land laws​ • Land rights of Kichwa upheld • Bottom-Up Approach​ • All stakeholders need to collaborate and participate • The Kichwa must be involved at all stages of decision-making and be given leadership positions • Actions of Private Sector • Laws should be enforced, and strong deterrents put in place • Kichwa people and land must be protected

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