Hacia una democracia intercultural (biodiversidad)

Abstract

Biodiversity represents the Western world’s capacity to develop new forms of surplus generation, increasingly appropriating different components of nature and transforming natural elements or forms of life into raw materials. “The Convention on Biological Diversity is one of the foundations of global policies on biodiversity conservation and natural resource management, as these are integrated into the logic of capital, governed by the logic of modern Western thought.” At the same time, this integration imposes a conception of the world that is defined as universal. It establishes a global framework for biodiversity: biodiversity is conceived in global terms, decisions are made globally, and policies are formulated at the global level. However, the potential distribution of benefits is not shared globally.