Alejo's work sits at the intersection of political ecology, riverine territorialities, and environmental justice. His dissertation analyzes the histories, dynamics, and struggles to make and remake the riverine landscape of the Upper Magdalena River (UMR), Colombia, and its political implications for peasant and fisherfolk communities. Alejo asks how green capital’s attempts to stabilize, disrupt, or rework land-water interfaces shape and are shaped by peasants' and fisherfolk's longstanding struggles against dispossession. Native to the UMR region, Alejo uses community-engaged ethnographic methods to understand and contribute to the long-standing struggles for agrarian, environmental, and climate justice in the face of mounting pressure by hydropower, conservation, and REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) projects in the UMR.
Department and Institution:
Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, UC Berkeley
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