Indigenous ecological activism in Nicaragua: demarcation and legalization of indigenous lands in Bosawas
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Communal land, Indigenous peoples, Land legislation, Land reclamation, Land use, Nature reserveAbstract
This article presents the ecological activism of the Indians that live in BOSAWAS, the International Biosphere Reservation that contains the sou them part of the largest intact humid subtropical forest in Central America. The authors describe the process of demarcation and Legalization of lands undertaken by these natives. They analyze the model of joint management and administration of each territory proposed. their different states in the process and the methodology used. Finally, they sketch the roll that the main actors involved should play in this process of demarcation and legalization these indigenous lands.
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