Ecosystem and Cultural Services: Environmental, Legal and Social Perspectives in Argentina (The Latin American Studies Book Series)

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About This Book
Contents
Editors and Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 General Remarks About the Environmental Law and Anthropology and the Impacts Among Forests, Communities, and Regulations
	Abstract
	1 Introduction to Social Anthropology in Argentina
		1.1 Agriculturization, Soyzation, and Deforestation Processes in Argentina
		1.2 Small Producers and Indigenous Communities in Argentina
	2 Introduction to Environmental Law in Argentina
		2.1 Ecosystem and Cultural Services
		2.2 The National Forests Law and the Regulation of Ecosystem Services in Argentina
		2.3 Public Policies Related with Ecosystem Services Protection and Other Regulation
		2.4 Opportunities to Protect Ecosystem Services in Practice
		2.5 Final Remarks
	References
2 Environmental Policies and Territorial Conflicts in Argentina—From the Deforestation of Native Forests to Agrochemical Spraying in the Province of Salta
	Abstract
	1 Introduction
	2 The Case of the Province of Salta, Argentina
	3 Final Remarks
	References
3 Regulatory Progress and Social Perception of the Ecosystem Services Provided by Urban Forests in the Municipality of Luján, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
	Abstract
	1 Introduction
	2 The Municipality of Luján
	3 Results
		3.1 Regulatory Advances
			3.1.1 At the National Level
			3.1.2 At the Provincial Level
			3.1.3 At the Municipal Level
		3.2 An Approach to Social Perception
	4 Final Remarks
	References
	International Instruments
	National Regulations
	Provincial Regulations
	Municipal Regulations
4 Introduction—Indigenous Presence and Current Legislation in Argentina
	Abstract
	1 Introduction
	References
5 Forests, Culture and Health
	Abstract
	1 Introduction
	2 Culture and Territory
		2.1 Medicinal Plants as a Cultural Value for Health
	References
6 Forests and Public Policies in the Argentine Northern Patagonia Region—Small Producers, Capitals, and Territorial Claims
	Abstract
	1 Introduction
	2 Native Forests: Legislation for Their Territorial Planning in Northern Patagonia
	3 Neuquén: Territorial Planning of Native Forests
	4 Río Negro: Conservation and Sustainable Use of Native Forests
	5 Final Remarks
	References
7 Indigenous and Peasants Lands Under the Spotlight—A State Forest Policy in the Gran Chaco, Argentina
	Abstract
	1 Introduction
	2 State Mechanisms of Strengthening Land Tenure: Scope and Restrictions
	3 State Processes of Demarcation and Certification of Indigenous and Peasant Lands
	4 Final Considerations
	References
Annexes
Annex I. Notes on the Academic Report on the Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples
Introduction
The Impact of the Pandemia in the Economic Life of Indigenous Peoples
The Presentation of an Academic Report About the Situation of Indigenous People During the COVID-19 Scene
Indigenous Communities in Largest Urban Agglomerations
Racism and Institutional Violence
Growing Problems in the Healthcare Sector
“500 Years to Subjugate Us, 500 Years to Liberate Us”. The History of Indigenous Peoples: A History of Resistance
Final Considerations
Annex II. Prejudice Towards Mapuche People: The Attribution of Foreignness as a Strategy for Stigmatization
Introduction
Fallacious Statement 1: The Dichotomy Between “Chilean Mapuche” and “Argentinian Tehuelche”
Fallacious Statement 2: The “Loss” of Culture
4. Fallacious Statement 3: The Mapuche People Are “Chilean”
Fallacious Statement 4: The Interpretation of a “Return” to an Ancestral Territory as a “Chilean Invasion”
Fallacious Statement 5: Mapuches Are Foreigners Because They Were Registered as “Chilean” Citizens in Chile
The Reiteration of Prejudices in Current Territorial Conflicts
Final Words