Table of Contents

1. Whose natures? Whose knowledges? An introduction to epistemic politics and eco-ontologies in Latin AmericaMichela Coletta and Malayna Raftopoulos
2. The poetics of plants in Latin American literature Lesley Wylie
3. Hybrid traditions: permaculture, plants and the politics of nature in El SalvadorNaomi Millner
4. Agri-cultural practice and agroecological discourse in the Anthropocene: confronting environmental change and food insecurity in Latin America and the CaribbeanGraham Woodgate
5. Brazil and the international politics of climate change: leading by example?Marieke Riethof
6. REDD+ in Latin America: promises and challenges Anthony Hall
7. Nature, space, identity and resource extraction: paradoxes of discourses around indigeneity and environment in BoliviaKatinka Weber
8. The difference indigeneity makes: socio-natures, knowledges and contested policy in EcuadorSarah A. Radcliffe

About the Author

Malayna Raftopoulos holds a Ph.D. in Latin American Studies from the University of Liverpool. Currently an associate fellow at the Institute of Latin American Studies, and the Human Rights Consortium, University of London, her research interests focus on environmental con icts and discourses, climate change mitigation strategies (in particular REDD ), and indigenous land rights. Forthcoming publications include a coedited book on natural resource development and human rights in Latin America. Michela Coletta holds a Ph.D. in Latin American History from University College London. She is currently a teaching fellow in Hispanic Studies, research events coordinator at the University of Warwick, and associate fellow at the Institute of Latin American Studies, University of London. Michela specializesin Latin American intellectual and cultural history with a focus on the Southern Cone. A monograph, Decadent Modernity: Civilisation and "Latinidad" in Spanish America, 1880-1920 is forthcoming from Liverpool University Press.

Reviews

This book crosses boundaries about knowledges and sensitivities on the politics of nature in Latin America. It offers a clear and diverse analysis of issues from climate change to the ontological turn on nature and society, from Pacha Mama to hybrid cultures, showing the impressive resurgence of Latin American political ecology. Eduardo Gudynas, Centro Latinoamericano de Ecolog�a Social, Uruguay This landmark collection powerfully reveals the mainstreaming of a new environmental politics in Latin America - one that not only recognises the power of social institutions but the agency of nature in human affairs. John Andrew McNeish, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway