Campesino Land Reserves and Living Territorialities in Sumapaz

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Published: Jan 16, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53556/tggdw110
Keywords:
Campesino Land Reserves, Living territorialities, Political ecology, Sumapaz páramo, Collective resistance

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Francisco Gómez
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Abstract

This article analyzes the role of Campesino Land Reserves (ZRC) in shaping living territorialities and campesino struggles in the Sumapaz region of Colombia. Drawing on political ecology and decolonial theory, it examines the ZRC as a legal mechanism, a space of identity, and a site where the páramo is configured as a living territory. Based on fieldwork in San Juan, Betania, and Nazareth, the study shows how campesino communities reconfigure notions of nature, justice, and development through a biocentric vision, consolidating collective identities, resistance, and alternative horizons against state and extractive logics.

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Vol. 66 (2025)
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Author Biography

Francisco Gómez, a:1:{s:2:"es";s:30:"University of British Columbia";}

Francisco Gómez-López  es doctor en Estudios Interdisciplinarios por la Universidad de British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver. Ingeniero Agrónomo con Maestría en Asuntos Globales, su trayectoria combina investigación académica y trabajo con comunidades campesinas e indígenas en Colombia y Canadá. Ha coordinado proyectos de justicia social, seguridad alimentaria, memoria y conservación territorial en América Latina. Su investigación doctoral analizó las relaciones entre campesinado y territorio en el páramo de Sumapaz, explorando prácticas de autonomía, resistencia y justicia ambiental.

Francisco Gómez-López holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver. An Agricultural Engineer with a Master’s in Global Affairs, his work bridges academic research and collaboration with campesino and Indigenous communities in Colombia and Canada. He has coordinated projects on social justice, food security, memory, and territorial conservation across Latin America. His doctoral research examined the relationships between peasantry and territory in the Sumapaz páramo, exploring practices of autonomy, resistance, and environmental justice.