Nicaragua's Bosawfis reserve
Abstract--This paper examines conflicts over land and resources in Nicaragua's Bosawhs rainforest reserve between Mestizos and Mayangna Indian people. Mestizos are people of mixed Indian and European descent who speak Spanish and do not consider themselves tobe Indians. Bosaw~is i one of the la...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.504.1993 2023-05-15T17:33:50+02:00 Nicaragua's Bosawfis reserve Sarah M. Howard The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.504.1993 http://www.bio-nica.info/Biblioteca/Howard1998LandConf.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.504.1993 http://www.bio-nica.info/Biblioteca/Howard1998LandConf.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.bio-nica.info/Biblioteca/Howard1998LandConf.pdf American Studies. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd Key words---Bosaw~s Mayangna Mestizo indigenous territory rainforest text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T09:17:04Z Abstract--This paper examines conflicts over land and resources in Nicaragua's Bosawhs rainforest reserve between Mestizos and Mayangna Indian people. Mestizos are people of mixed Indian and European descent who speak Spanish and do not consider themselves tobe Indians. Bosaw~is i one of the last refuges of the Mayangna indigenous group and is also the largest area of protected tropical rainforest in Central America. The Mayangna village of Sikilta, in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region, is used to illustrate the nature of land conflicts in the region. Such conflicts--between conomic development and conservation, between livelihoods and conservation, and between peasant livelihoods and indigenous territorial rights--are symptomatic of rainforest areas in other parts of the world. Land conflicts in Bosawhs are examined within the broader economic, political and institutional context. Potential solutions to land conflict in Sikilta are explored. The paper illustrates the complexities surrounding the demarcation and upholding of indigenous land rights. It highlights the institutional complexities and weaknesses which have allowed Sikilta's land problem to go unresolved. It is argued that until national problems of unequal access to land and unsustainable forms of forest use are addressed, communities like Sikilta will continue to suffer invasion of their land. © 1997 Society for Latin Text North Atlantic Unknown Indian |
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Abstract--This paper examines conflicts over land and resources in Nicaragua's Bosawhs rainforest reserve between Mestizos and Mayangna Indian people. Mestizos are people of mixed Indian and European descent who speak Spanish and do not consider themselves tobe Indians. Bosaw~is i one of the last refuges of the Mayangna indigenous group and is also the largest area of protected tropical rainforest in Central America. The Mayangna village of Sikilta, in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region, is used to illustrate the nature of land conflicts in the region. Such conflicts--between conomic development and conservation, between livelihoods and conservation, and between peasant livelihoods and indigenous territorial rights--are symptomatic of rainforest areas in other parts of the world. Land conflicts in Bosawhs are examined within the broader economic, political and institutional context. Potential solutions to land conflict in Sikilta are explored. The paper illustrates the complexities surrounding the demarcation and upholding of indigenous land rights. It highlights the institutional complexities and weaknesses which have allowed Sikilta's land problem to go unresolved. It is argued that until national problems of unequal access to land and unsustainable forms of forest use are addressed, communities like Sikilta will continue to suffer invasion of their land. © 1997 Society for Latin |
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