The Amazonian Common Use Territory : Pluriverse or Insurgent Universality?

Fraser, James A. and Torres, Mauricio and Parry, Luke and Itaborahy, Wilde and Frausin, Victoria and Guerrero, Natalia and Aleixo, Josinaldo (2025) The Amazonian Common Use Territory : Pluriverse or Insurgent Universality? Geo: Geography and Environment, 12 (2): e70043. ISSN 2054-4049

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Abstract

This article analyses Brazil's first Território de Uso Comum (TUC) in the Amazon as an experiment in insurgent universality—a women-led, grassroots struggle advancing collective rights through shared lifeways rather than fixed identities. Framed through Fanon's notion of concrete universality, the TUC embodies existential freedom and collective self-governance grounded in forest peoples' practices of common use. Ethnographic and historical analysis situates the TUC within Amazonian resistance to capitalist expropriation, highlighting its global significance for reimagining the commons and linking social justice with environmental governance.

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Journal Article
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Geo: Geography and Environment
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233841
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24 Nov 2025 15:50
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Published
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02 Dec 2025 00:52