Social-environmental conflicts in Chile: Is there any potential for an ecological constitution?

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dc.article.number12701
dc.contributor.authorBerasaluce, Maite
dc.contributor.authorDiaz-Siefer, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez-Diaz, Paulina
dc.contributor.authorMena-Carrasco, Marcelo
dc.contributor.authorIbarra Eliessetch, José Tomás
dc.contributor.authorCelis-Diez, Juan L.
dc.contributor.authorMondaca, Pedro
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T14:25:43Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T14:25:43Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstract© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.Social unrest is on the rise worldwide amid deepening inequalities, environmental degradation, and job crises worsened by increasing social-environmental conflicts. In Chile, a social revolt in 2019 resulted in a national referendum in 2020. An ample majority (78.3% vs. 21.7%) voted to draft a new constitution to replace the current constitution drawn up under dictatorship. The result led to the emergence and empowerment of several organizations demanding an “ecological constitution”. In this context, we aim to analyze: (1) the main social-environmental conflicts in Chile and how they are related to the country’s current constitution, and (2) the potential drafting of an ecological constitution that addresses these conflicts. Across different industries in Chile, we observed common problems that are intrinsically related to the current constitution. This relationship seems to be perceived by Chilean citizens since a survey carried out in May 2021 found 79% support for an ecological constitution. Moreover, 105 of the 155 delegates to the constitutional convention proposed three or more environmental principles to be included in the new constitution. A potential ecological constitution entails principles that would improve the current situation of social-environmental conflicts in Chile. Based on our analysis, we recommend the establishment of watershed-based “territorial rights” in the new Chilean constitution to improve sustainability and environmental justice.
dc.description.funderInstituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad
dc.description.funderInstituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad
dc.description.funderREGIONAL
dc.description.funderFondecyt
dc.description.funderESR
dc.description.funderPUCV
dc.fuente.origenScopus
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su132212701
dc.identifier.eissn2071-1050
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:85119596916
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su132212701
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/80367
dc.information.autorucVillarrica ; Ibarra Eliessetch, José Tomás ; 0000-0002-7705-3974 ; 120091
dc.issue.numero22
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoSin adjunto
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.ispartofSustainability (Switzerland)
dc.revistaSustainability (Switzerland)
dc.rightsregistro bibliográfico
dc.subjectEnvironmental constitution
dc.subjectEnvironmental justice
dc.subjectIndigenous
dc.subjectLand
dc.subjectPollution
dc.subjectSocial turmoil
dc.subjectSocio-environmental
dc.subjectSustainability
dc.subjectTerritorial rights
dc.subjectWater
dc.subject.ods06 Clean water and sanitation
dc.subject.odspa06 Agua limpia y saneamiento
dc.titleSocial-environmental conflicts in Chile: Is there any potential for an ecological constitution?
dc.typereseña
dc.volumen13
sipa.codpersvinculados120091
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.indexScopus
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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