Ana Lucía Araujo Raurau - Welcome to my personal website, where I share my academic trajectory, research projects and scholarly contributions.

About me

I am a human-environment geographer and anthropologist specializing in the political ecology of Indigenous and rural livelihoods in Amazonia.

My research investigates how regimes governing territories and natural resources both enable and constraint Indigenous communities in sustaining their livelihoods and pursue sustainable forest transitions within their territories.

I am currently a PhD student in the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University. I also serve as a board member of the Conference of Latin American Geography (CLAG).

Indigenous Livelihoods and Lifeways in Tropical Forests

The Governement of Territories and Natural Resources in Amazonia

Landscape Dynamics of Indigenous-managed Forests

The Fate of Indigenous Shifting Cultivation in the Peruvian Amazon

Shifting cultivation agriculture remains critical for sustaining Amazonian forest landscapes, yet Indigenous communities practicing this system face mounting pressures that are fundamentally altering their traditional agricultural practices. My research investigates the complex drivers behind these changes and analyzes the specific mechanisms through which shifting cultivation is being transformed.

Land scarcity among Indigenous Territories of the Peruvian Amazon: causes and ramifications

Despite their central role in maintaining Amazonian ecosystems, Indigenous communities increasingly face resource sustainability challenges, including resource shortages and environmental degradation. This research project examines the pressing issue of land scarcity within Indigenous territories of the Peruvian Amazon, investigating its underlying causes beyond simple population growth and analyzing its far-reaching implications for communities and forest conservation.

Queer in the fieldwork

In this auto-ethnographic research project, I reflect on my seven-year journey conducting fieldwork among peasant and Indigenous communities in Peru while coming out as lesbian and later as trans non-binary.

Forthcoming articles

Araujo, Ana L., Takasaki, Y., Abizaid, C., Paredes M. & Coomes, O.T. (2025) The Scarcity trap: Why Indigenous Communities Experience Land Constraints in Resource-Rich Amazonia. [Manuscript under review]
Araujo, Ana L. & Coomes, O.T. (2025) The Heterogeneous Experience of Land scarcity in Indigenous Communities of the Peruvian Amazon. [Manuscript in elaboration]

Published articles

Araujo, Ana L. (2024). Entre la feminización del campo y el sometimiento patriarcal: Límites en el acceso a la tierra de las mujeres en comunidades campesinas de la sierra sur. Debate Agrario, 51, 153-182.
Araujo, Ana L. (2022). El impacto del paradigma conservacionista en la expansión de la agricultura en territorios indígenas: aproximaciones desde una comunidad nativa Asháninka. Debate Agrario, 50, 145-178.
Araujo, Ana L. (2019). De vuelta al análisis del trabajo: los impactos de la agricultura de contrata sobre los regímenes laborales agrícolas. Debate Agrario, 49, 39-66.

Books and Book Chapters

Araujo, Ana L. (2021). ¿Puede la concentración de la tierra ser fuente de desarrollo?: Un análisis de las condiciones y bienestar de los trabajadores agroindustriales de Virú, Perú. Rome: International Land Coalition.
Araujo, Ana L. (2020). Tierra y desigualdades de género: Cambios y continuidades en comunidades andinas de Ayacucho y Puno. Lima: SER.
Araujo, Ana L. (2018). El lugar de la tierra en las dinámicas de diferenciación interna en la costa agroindustrial. In R. Fort et al. (Eds.), Perú: el problema agrario en debate. SEPIA XVII (pp. 543-590).

Recognitions

AAG - Rural geography speciality group - Best student paper 2025
AAG - NESTVAL - AAG Council Award for Outstanding Graduate Student paper - 2024

American Geographical Society (AGS)

AGS Council Fellowship 2025

Sociedad para la Antropología de las Tierras Bajas de Sudamérica (SALSA)

The Norm and Sibby Whitten Research Fund - 2025

George Perkins Marsh Institute

Geller Research Fellowships - 2024

Contact

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