Mega-Development Projects In Amazonia. A geopolitical and socioenvironmental primer

Abstract

In his study, the author refers to the need that all the parties make a pact for their governance to preserve the Amazon. Paul Little refers to “Energetic Governance” as these pacts will ensure, for instance, that the energetic model achieve the objectives defined by social pact that produces a public politics; and on the other hand, the rising of environmental and social standards that will let apply criteria to reduce environmental, social, politics impacts, etc and give confidence to the investment as well as the sustainable development so they can be compatible in the Amazon future.