Amazon News Watch
Source: InfoAmazonia | Country: Colombia | Threat: Green Extractivism | Confidence: Credible Media
‘Disguised Colonialism’: Indigenous Peoples Criticize Just Transition Model That Does Not Ensure Territory Protection
What Was Reported
InfoAmazonia reports that Indigenous representatives from multiple Amazon nations, gathered in Santa Marta, rejected just transition and green-economy projects, including critical-mineral extraction and carbon-credit schemes, that do not guarantee protection of their territories. They warned of what one called disguised colonialism.
Why It Matters
The green transition depends on minerals and carbon deals that increasingly target Indigenous land. If it repeats the extractive logic it claims to replace, communities warn, it becomes colonialism in a cleaner language.
CAJ Context
Amazon News Watch tracks signals like this across all nine Amazon nations. When patterns build across multiple reports, they become the basis for deeper Colombian Amazon Journal reporting.
This report is based on publicly available information from InfoAmazonia. Amazon News Watch tracks source-based public reporting about threats across the Amazon. All claims are attributed to the original source and do not represent editorial conclusions by the Colombian Amazon Journal unless explicitly stated.
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