ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book highlights some of the key strategies utilized by Latin American governments under the auspices of prior consultation procedures in order to circumvent obstacles to extractive projects. Heavy dependence on the export of commodities deepens the influence that the extractive industry has on Latin American law enforcers, moving beyond simply influencing government ideology. Green criminology scholars have offered extensive evidence on the environmental harm that industrialized exploitation of natural resources causes to nearby communities and their ecosystems. In the case of pro-extractivist indigenous communities, representation by political organizations can also exist and is required for negotiating economic compensation with the state. In turn, indigenous people with ongoing viable economies in place that are threatened by the extractive industry will generally be anti-extractivists.
