Meret Haack
Healing the Sea? Imaginaries of transformation and conservation from the Chiloé archipelago
In my dissertation project I explore processes of negotiation and uses of the sea and the coast in the Chiloé archipelago in Southern Chile. This region is famous for its biodiversity, which has come under pressure in recent decades. The effects of climate change as well as different economic activities have changed the environment and the inhabitants‘ lives. These transformations produce different responses across groups. As part of my fieldwork on an island of the archipelago, I seek to understand the relations, the uses and claims regarding the sea and its resources, while focusing on local and Indigenous perspectives.