Intersections : usage des terres, politique en matière de drogues et justice climatique - Édition spéciale de la revue Platô

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Intersections : usage des terres, politique en matière de drogues et justice climatique - Édition spéciale de la revue Platô

4 juin 2025
International Coalition on Drug Policy Reform and Environmental Justice

Cette publication apporte des contributions au débat sur l’utilisation des terres et la justice climatique, en mettant en lumière les dynamiques issues des politiques actuelles en matière de drogues au Brésil. Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

Table of contents

From Forest to DustRebeca Lerer & Renato Filev
Explores how prohibition disrupts ecosystems, traditional knowledge, and community economies across South America.

Border Control, Routes of Violence and DeforestationDaniela Dias de Souza
Describes the impact of drug trafficking and militarised borders on land grabbing, deforestation, and violent conflict in the Amazon.

Drugs and Indigenous YouthWalela Soeikigh Paiter Bandeira Suruí
Argues that drug war policies threaten Indigenous youth and are a tool to seize ancestral lands.

Megaprojects and Drug Policies in the Pará AmazonDandara Rudsan Sousa de Oliveira
Examines how infrastructure megaprojects and drug repression deepen exclusion and violence in Amazonian communities.

We Want the Marajoara Population Alive and KickingMarajó Observatory
Explores how policing and poverty criminalise local youth and erode the well-being of Marajó’s population.

Violence and Surveillance on the Amazon RoutePablo Nunes
Critiques the use of high-tech surveillance and police militarisation under the pretext of drug control.

Aerial Spraying of Pesticides in the Eastern AmazonDiogo Diniz Ribeiro Cabral
Denounces chemical fumigation campaigns as forms of toxic warfare against traditional communities.

Territorial Conflicts and their Impact on BiodiversityLetícia Benavalli
Links drug-related land disputes and agricultural expansion to jaguar habitat loss and ecosystem breakdown.

Climate EmergencyAdriana Ramos
Connects drug trafficking, inequality, and weak governance to Brazil’s climate vulnerabilities and rising emissions.

Health and Harm ReductionHelena Fonseca Rodrigues & Paula Callegario de Souza
Highlights how drug criminalisation harms health, autonomy, and cultural rights in traditional communities.

Environmental Racism and Climate JusticeMariana Belmont
Explains how drug war policies reinforce racial hierarchies and dispossession in climate-impacted territories.

Mothers in the Fight – From Grief to ResistanceMidiã Noelle
Gives voice to mothers resisting the disappearance and murder of their kids under state violence and mass incarceration.

Favela is a PlantAristênio Gomes dos Santos
Challenges the criminalisation of favelas and defends Afro-Brazilian urban cultures as rooted and vital.

Harm Reduction and Care TrajectoriesLuana Malheiro
Uses Beatriz’s story to explore trauma, crack use, and harm reduction as care in marginalised spaces.

From Slavery to IncarcerationErika Santos & Luan Silva Melo
Traces the roots of Brazil’s punitive system to colonial slavery, showing its ongoing racial violence.

The War on Drugs as a Threat to DemocracyDudu Ribeiro, Juliana Borges & Nathália Oliveira
Argues that drug prohibition strengthens authoritarianism and erodes civil liberties across Brazil’s rural and urban areas.

There Will Be No Climate Justice If There is a War on Plant-Based DrugsInternational Coalition for Drug Policy Reform and Environmental Justice
Calls for the inclusion of regulatory alternatives in environmental justice and climate agendas.