MAP Initiative, Infrastructure and Energy: CHALLENGES FOR GREEN GOVERNANCE IN SOUTHWESTERN AMAZONIA

Southwestern Amazonia is the frontier area between Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. In recent years this region has been faced with IIRSA (Integration Initiative of South American Infrastructure), the huge transnational program to promote integration by transportation and to a lesser degree, with energy, particularly hydroelectric. The center of this area consists of the Department of Madre de Dios, Peru; the State of Acre, Brazil; and the Department of Pando, Bolivia; known as the MAP region. This region is one of the most biologically diverse regions of the world and also is highly socially diverse with a population that speaks more than ten languages.