Abstract

Analysis based on the Northern Corridor experience Platforms, networks and megaprojects. Tinkazos [online]. 2011, vol.14, n.29, pp. 65-86. ISSN 1990-7451.

Thelaunch of megaprojects in theBolivian Amazon regionthreatensthesustainability of theMadidi and Pilón Lajas protectedareas, recognizedworldwidefortheimmensevalue of theirecosystems. Thisarticleanalyzestheexperience of theNorthernCorridor, focusingonitsYucumo - Rurrenabaquesection, in the light of ConflictTransformationTheory and Stakeholder Network Theory, basedontheneedtobuildplatforms as a meanstoensurethesustainablemanagement of natural resources.

Keywords : platforms; protected areas; environmental protection; environmental governance; social-environmental conflict; conflict transformation theory; stakeholder network theory; regional megaprojects.