LA PALMA AFRICANA EN EL PACíFICO COLOMBIANO: SU ILEGALIDAD, CONSECUENCIAS Y VIOLACIóN DE DERECHOS TERRITORIALES

the great biodiversity present in the colombian pacific coast has been and is being devastated by the agroindustry of african palm (revitalized by the biofuels boom). additionally, severe problems regarding the violation of territorial rights (protected by law 70 of 1993 and the 1991 political constitution) have arisen, as well as displacement and changes in the life conditions of the local community (mostly afro-colombian). this pacific coast community has been denied the possibility of creating their own development.