How are Argentina and Chile facing shared biodiversity loss?

LORENZO, CRISTIAN; KELLY, JULIÁN; MARTÍNEZ PASTUR, GUILLERMO; ESTENSSORO SAAVEDRA, FERNANDO; LENCINAS, MARÍA VANESSA

International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics

Springer Nature

Año: 2018 vol. 18 p. 801 - 810

1567-9764

Biodiversity loss remains one of the most pressing issues for global governance. This situation can be seen in Argentina and Chile. Both of these countries share a similar environmental problem: the effects of biodiversity loss caused by the introduction and expansion of beavers in the southern region. This case is interesting because, despite the Beagle conflict (i.e. the border dispute) between these countries some decades ago, nowadays Argentina and Chile are facing shared environmental problems and are seeking joint solutions. The main question in this paper is, How did Argentina and Chile search for a solution to shared environmental problems caused by the expansion of beavers?This paper tackles this question and presents the results of the conducted qualitative research. The results indicate that, in order to understand what Argentina and Chile are doing to achieve a solution to their international cooperation problems, research cannot exclusively focus on domestic affairs. Instead, this issue requires taking into account how international dimensionsinfluenced domestic policies. As this paper argues, in Argentina and Chile, internationalcooperation is a method of influencing biodiversity governance through funds granted by international organizations and international expert recommendations.