The Evolving Struggle for Indigenous Territories in Latin America

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

Historically Indigenous people in Latin America have faced multi-faceted challenges to gain recognition of territorial rights. For example, governments often prioritize extractive industries or colonization over indigenous rights or lack the political will to defend indigenous claims contested by other stakeholders. Across the region, significant territories have been demarcated, but the struggle to consolidate these gains continues. Indigenous people have had to adapt to changing policies and shifting development agendas related to climate change, sustainable livelihoods and governance. The papers in this panel explore the current challenges Indigenous people face in Latin America and the innovative responses they are adopting.

Sub Track

• Afro-Latin/Indigenous Peoples

Chair

• Peter J Cronkleton, Center for International Forestry Research

Individual Presentations

• Gender and indigenous forests in Nicaragua - Anne M Larson, Center for International Forestry Research

• REDD+ alternatives, indigenous tenure security and local participation: exploring the regional institutional gap in the Peruvian Amazon - Emilie Dupuits, University of Geneva, Switzerland

• Indigenous Territories and Tenure security - Iliana Monterroso

• Reconciling policy and practice in the co-management of forests in indigenous territories - Peter J Cronkleton, Center for International Forestry Research