Development processes, conflicts and conservation in the Amazon basin: mapping and analysis of research trends

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https://doi.org/10.21142/DES-1802-2026-%25p

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development, conflict, conservation, Amazon basin, governance

Abstract

The Amazon basin faces significant challenges due to resource exploitation, armed conflicts and the need for sustainable development. This paper presents a methodology of thematic review, trend mapping and bibliometric analysis through the analytical tools VOSviewer and RStudio bibliometric package. The information was obtained from the Scopus and Web of Science databases. Sixty-one articles meeting the search criteria were identified. The research trends are oriented to: Socio-environmental and political conflicts and impacts, conservation and community resistance, governance and governability, and extractivist practices. The results of this review provide other researchers with a synthesis of the panorama of studies on the problems of degradation, conservation and socio-political conditions of the Amazon basin that can contribute to the development of policies and future research.

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Author Biographies

  • Willian Sierra-Barón, Surcolombiana University. Neiva, Colombia

    Doctor in Psychology from the Catholic University of Colombia and Postdoctoral Researcher, National Pedagogical University. Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, Surcolombiana University.

  • Leidy Tatiana Padilla-García, Surcolombiana University. Neiva, Colombia

    Master in Public Health from the Universidad del Rosario, specialist in social research methods, and professional in Psychology from the Surcolombiana University.

  • Henry Steven Rebolledo-Cortés, Universidad Nacional Abierta a Distancia. Bogotá, Colombia

    Psychologist Universidad Surcolombiana, PhD in Social Sciences from the Universitat de Valencia and Social Sciences childhood and youth from the Universidad de Manizales-Cinde. Master in Education from CINDE_Manizales, Master in Human Development from FLACSO, Argentina.

  • Sergio Falla-Tapias, Corporación Universitaria del Huila. Neiva, Colombia

    Doctor in Biochemical Sciences from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and Master in Biological Sciences from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

  • Erika Judith López-Santamaria, Surcolombiana University. Neiva, Colombia

    Master in Education and Culture of Peace.

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