“Bioética das águas”: os desafios no direito de acesso à água potável pelo Povo Yanomami no Brasil
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This study is based on a real case concerning the impact of illegal mining on Yanomami indigenous lands, aiming to characterize how the scientific community has discussed the multiscalar and multidimensional aspects of the universal right to access potable water for the Yanomami People (YP) in the Brazilian Amazon. This qualitative and quantitative research was conducted through an integrative review of Brazilian databases. Of the 136 articles included, 109 had an environmental focus and 12 delved into water-related issues. The different dimensions analyzed provide interpretative pathways to understand the challenges faced by the YP in accessing potable water and to identify effective strategies for transforming the situation sustainably and equitably. The Environmental Bioethics agenda embraces and supports the social, environmental, cultural, and political complexities, especially in giving voice to the main actor in this conflict, the Yanomami Ethnic Group, who have been silenced and neglected in their autonomy and....
DOI: 10.17561/at.30.8951
Institution: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
Language: English
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7164932529