Governança ambiental na América Latina: Para uma agenda de pesquisa mais integrada

Abstract

Latin America plays an important international role with regard to environmentalgovernance. Knowledge generated by empirical and theoretical studies on environmental challengescan support the renewed efforts in the region to achieve equitable and sustainable natural resourceuse. Although linkages between social and environmental dimensions have been academicallyexplored in the last decades, new trends in environmental governance in Latin America deserve acomprehensive analytical approach. This article presents emerging research topics and provides abrief overview of relevant elements and 'crossovers' for an integrative analysis. The authors arguethat in order to enhance 'Latin American perspectives' to solving socio-environmental dilemmas, several research streams need to be brought together in integrative frameworks that can addresscomplex questions related to interactions between state, civil society and market actors on multiplescales. A consortium of ten Latin American and European institutions aims to contribute to thedevelopment of such frameworks through the project Environmental Governance in Latin Americaand the Caribbean: Developing Frameworks for Sustainable and Equitable Natural Resource Use(ENGOV).