Social-Environmental Conflicts in Chile: Is There Any Potential for an Ecological Constitution?

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 c...

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Autores principales:	Maite Berasaluce, Pablo Díaz-Siefer, Paulina Rodríguez-Díaz, Marcelo Mena-Carrasco, José Tomás Ibarra, Juan L. Celis-Diez, Pedro Mondaca
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	social turmoil socio-environmental water land indigenous pollution Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/18bf05f90e5940cc867bbb4480cdfbf3
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:18bf05f90e5940cc867bbb4480cdfbf32021-11-25T19:03:39ZSocial-Environmental Conflicts in Chile: Is There Any Potential for an Ecological Constitution?10.3390/su1322127012071-1050https://doaj.org/article/18bf05f90e5940cc867bbb4480cdfbf32021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12701https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Social 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.Maite BerasalucePablo Díaz-SieferPaulina Rodríguez-DíazMarcelo Mena-CarrascoJosé Tomás IbarraJuan L. Celis-DiezPedro MondacaMDPI AGarticlesocial turmoilsocio-environmentalwaterlandindigenouspollutionEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12701, p 12701 (2021)
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spellingShingle	social turmoil socio-environmental water land indigenous pollution Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Maite Berasaluce Pablo Díaz-Siefer Paulina Rodríguez-Díaz Marcelo Mena-Carrasco José Tomás Ibarra Juan L. Celis-Diez Pedro Mondaca Social-Environmental Conflicts in Chile: Is There Any Potential for an Ecological Constitution?
description	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.
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author	Maite Berasaluce Pablo Díaz-Siefer Paulina Rodríguez-Díaz Marcelo Mena-Carrasco José Tomás Ibarra Juan L. Celis-Diez Pedro Mondaca
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title	Social-Environmental Conflicts in Chile: Is There Any Potential for an Ecological Constitution?
title_short	Social-Environmental Conflicts in Chile: Is There Any Potential for an Ecological Constitution?
title_full	Social-Environmental Conflicts in Chile: Is There Any Potential for an Ecological Constitution?
title_fullStr	Social-Environmental Conflicts in Chile: Is There Any Potential for an Ecological Constitution?
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publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Social-Environmental Conflicts in Chile: Is There Any Potential for an Ecological Constitution?

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