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Topic: Environmental violence

Environmental violence encompasses the ways in which systemic oppression, extractivism, and conflict degrade and destroy ecosystems and marginalized communities.

More on: Environmental violence

The podcast episodes discuss the concept of 'environmental violence' in the context of conservation, biodiversity, and the impacts of war and conflict on Indigenous communities and their living territories.

In Episode 53331, Audra Mitchell critiques mainstream Western conservation practices as being rooted in colonialism, capitalism, and oppression, homogenizing difference and failing to account for pluralistic ecosystems and communities. She proposes an ethical framework of 'bioplurality' and 'unconditional love' for the pluralization of ecosystems.

Similarly, Episode 53896 features an interview with anthropologist Daniel Ruiz-Serna, who explores how the violence of war in Colombia's Choco region impacts the living relationships between human and non-human beings and their territorial home. He examines how Indigenous philosophies challenge modern legal frameworks to broaden understandings of violence, victimhood, and reparations.

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