La persistencia del neomalthusianismo en el ambientalismo moderno

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06/2025
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El Colegio de la Frontera Sur
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Sociedad y Ambiente
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El surgimiento del ecologismo moderno puede identificarse con los debates promovidos durante la Cumbre de Estocolmo (1972). El proceso de institucionalización de la cuestión medioambiental a nivel internacional le otorga a ese año el carácter de hito fundacional. En ese periodo, una escuela de pensamiento se estableció como referente dentro del ambientalismo: el neomalthusianismo. Cincuenta años después, su influencia sigue siendo importante, principalmente porque no es reconocida como tal y es adoptada como un acuerdo tácito entre múltiples tendencias dentro del ambientalismo, lo cual es posible observar en distintos aspectos, entre los que trataremos los siguientes: i) la disociación entre humanidad y naturaleza, ii) el carácter físico-natural de los “límites” de la naturaleza y iii) las metodologías e instrumentos para el análisis medioambiental. Este ensayo se basa en fuentes secundarias, como lo son los textos de algunos referentes del ecologismo, así como documentos oficiales y posicionamientos públicos de organizaciones ecologistas (asociados a los temas analizados), fuentes a través de las cuales se propone poner de manifiesto el peso que aún tiene el ideario neomalthusiano en el pensamiento ambiental.
The emergence of modern environmentalism can be identified with the debates promoted during the Stockholm Summit (1972). The environmental institutionalizing issue process at the international level gives that year a founding milestone. During that period, a school of thought established itself as a benchmark within environmentalism: neo-Malthusianism. Fifty years later, its influence remains significant, mainly because it is not recognized as such but adopted as a basic agreement among multiple trends within environmentalism that we can observe in various aspects, among which we will discuss the following: i) the dissociation between humanity and nature, ii) the physical-natural character of the “limits” of nature, and iii) the methodologies and instruments for environmental analysis. This essay draws on secondary sources, such as texts by some leading environmentalists, official documents, and public statements by environmental organizations (associated with the topics analyzed). These sources highlight the influence that neo-Malthusian ideology still has on environmental thought.
The emergence of modern environmentalism can be identified with the debates promoted during the Stockholm Summit (1972). The environmental institutionalizing issue process at the international level gives that year a founding milestone. During that period, a school of thought established itself as a benchmark within environmentalism: neo-Malthusianism. Fifty years later, its influence remains significant, mainly because it is not recognized as such but adopted as a basic agreement among multiple trends within environmentalism that we can observe in various aspects, among which we will discuss the following: i) the dissociation between humanity and nature, ii) the physical-natural character of the “limits” of nature, and iii) the methodologies and instruments for environmental analysis. This essay draws on secondary sources, such as texts by some leading environmentalists, official documents, and public statements by environmental organizations (associated with the topics analyzed). These sources highlight the influence that neo-Malthusian ideology still has on environmental thought.
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