Law and environmental conflicts: the situation in Colombia’s Ciénega Grande de Santa Marta

Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals, 130
Publication date: 04/2022
Author:
Andrés Gómez Rey, Gloria Amparo Rodríguez and Álvaro José Henao Mera
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Andrés Gómez Rey. Profesor principal, Universidad del Rosario; abogado de la Universidad de La Sabana; especialista en derecho ambiental; investigador predoctoral, Universidad del Rosario (andres.gomez@urosario.edu.co). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5305-4860

Gloria Amparo Rodríguez. Profesora titular, Facultad de Jurisprudencia, Universidad del Rosario; abogada, y magistrada de la Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (gloria.rodriguez@urosario.edu.co). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4194-1259;

Álvaro José Henao Mera. Abogado y exasesor del Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, la Secretaría Distrital de Ambiente de Bogotá, y Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia; socio fundador de la Firma Manglar Abogados S.A.S. (alvarohenao@manglarabogados.com) 

At the intersection between sociology, anthropology and law, this article analyses the various legal instruments for the protection of the natural environment in Colombia. In their application, these instruments have produced a range of conflicts, stemming from ecosystem conservation strategies, legal complexity and disregarded social realities. Based on the analysis of the situation in the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, the paper argues that the interaction of the different environmental protection and conservation measures is generating a tension between guaranteeing protection for human rights, people’s well-being and the ecosystems themselves. 

Keywords: environmental conflicts, Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, protected areas, human rights, Colombia 

How to cite this article: Gómez Rey, Andrés; Rodríguez, Gloria Amparo; Henao Mera, Álvaro José. «Derecho y conflictos ambientales: la situación en la Ciénega Grande de Santa Marta en Colombia». Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, n.º 130 (abril de 2022), p. 97-117 DOI: doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2022.130.1.97

Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, n.º 130, p. 97-117
Quadrimestral (January-April 2022)  
ISSN:1133-6595 | E-ISSN:2013-035X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2022.130.1.97

Reception date: 22.09.21 ; Acceptance date: 20.01.22

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