This document discusses changes in the Amazon region of South America and initiatives to promote sustainable development. It notes how the region's geopolitical position and role as a natural resource provider have changed. It specifically discusses the Inter-oceanic Highway project and the MAP initiative, a social movement and strategic alliance working on land reform, migration, urbanization, privatization, and sustainable alternatives. The document advocates for decentralized, transboundary networks and regional cooperation to manage landscapes and resources.

1. GPFLR Learning Network
Southwest Amazonia learning site
Kigali, June 2009

2. “Image of a changing region”
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3. Changed world view
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4. Amazonia’s changed geo-political position
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5. Amazonia as provider of natural resources
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6. Inter-oceanic highway
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7. Sheer happiness.....
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8. Construction of the Inter-oceanic Highway
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9. A region on fire
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10. The MAP initiative: a strategic alliance
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11. Analysis of the landscape: socio-economic reality
 Land reform
 Migration
 Urbanisation
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12. Analysis of the landscape: Privatisation and extraction
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13. The MAP initiative: a social movement
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14. Searching for sustainable alternatives
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15. Web-based support
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16. Borderland dynamics of Oscar Martinez
Frontera
Centro Centro
National National
Frontera
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17. From decentralisation to transboundary networks
Devolucion del poder politico
New institutional arrangements
Nacional For transboundary landscapes
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Regional
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18. Lessons learned
 MAP as an example of a transboundary
landscape
 MAP as an example of a social network
 Social networks for sustainable landscape
management
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