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Jan 8, 2026 17 min

S 04 Ep 04 Romel

from Living decoloniality Hosted by Carla Vitantonio

En este episodio, hablamos con Romel González Díaz, activista maya y defensor de los derechos humanos, sobre sus más de tres décadas de trabajo protegiendo los recursos naturales, el desarrollo comunitario y la vivienda en comunidades indígenas de México.Romel es miembro del Consejo Regional Indígena y Popular de Xpujil y colabora con la Cooperativa Chac Lol, promoviendo la organización comunitaria, la educación en derechos humanos colectivos y prácticas de desarrollo sostenible, como la agricultura, el turismo biocultural y la gestión de recursos naturales.En esta conversación, Romel comparte su enfoque para empoderar a las comunidades a conocer y defender sus derechos, cambiar las actitudes de empresas y gobiernos, y garantizar la participación activa en las decisiones que afectan su entorno y su futuro. Su mensaje al mundo es claro: necesitamos mecanismos internacionales y espacios judiciales que responsabilicen a los gobiernos y protejan efectivamente los derechos de los pueblos indígenas, creando un futuro sostenible y equitativo para todos.Conéctate a este episodio para descubrir cómo los movimientos indígenas están transformando la cooperación y defendiendo la tierra, la vida y los derechos de sus comunidades. ***** In this episode, we speak with Romel González Díaz, a Maya activist and human rights defender, about his more than three decades of work protecting natural resources, community development, and housing in Indigenous communities across Mexico.Romel is a member of the Regional Indigenous and Popular Council of Xpujil and collaborates with the Chac Lol Cooperative, promoting community organization, education on collective human rights, and sustainable development practices such as agriculture, biocultural tourism, and natural resource management.In this conversation, Romel shares his approach to empowering communities to know and assert their rights, change the attitudes of businesses and governments, and ensure active participation in decisions that affect their environment and future. His message to the world is clear: we need international mechanisms and judicial spaces to hold governments accountable and effectively protect Indigenous rights, creating a sustainable and equitable future for all.Tune in to this episode to discover how Indigenous movements are reshaping cooperation and defending land, life, and the rights of their communities. ***** Recursos/Resources The Chac Lol Cooperative, by Elizabeth A. Bowman Los pueblos indígenas de América Latina – Abya Yala y la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, CEPAL DECOLONIALIDAD E INTERCULTURALIDAD CRITICA, Dr. Luis Pincheira Muñoz Dr. Germán López Noreña Thirty years of community forest management in the maya biosphere reserve: A review of its successes and challenges for conservation and governance of tropical forest socio-ecological systems, Silvia Ximena Ureta Cifuentes, Fabián Marcelo Zamora Mejía, Pedro Arnulfo Pineda Cotzojay, Marie Ange Ngo Bieng, Transcript

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