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Working with Indigenous Peoples to Conserve Nature: Examples from Latin America

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dc.contributor.author Chicchon, Avecita
dc.date.accessioned 2010-01-04T20:59:08Z
dc.date.available 2010-01-04T20:59:08Z
dc.date.issued 2009 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/5339
dc.description.abstract "In some cases, the creation of protected areas to conserve nature has resulted in the displacement of indigenous peoples away from their original territories in Latin America. In this context, conservation organizations are developing alliances with indigenous peoples in different parts of the continent to find ways to jointly address conservation and livelihood issues with equity to avoid displacement and to empower decision-making at the grassroots level. This article illustrates the establishment of partnerships between conservation organizations and indigenous peoples that have yielded concrete results. While it is hard to generalize from a high diversity of cases, the common thread is the realization that the main solution would be to implement a comprehensive land/resource use reform that would avoid the destruction of wild habitats and promote the recuperation of degraded lands. Additionally, the management of protected areas must include the voices of those most directly affected by the establishment of those areas; one solution is the participation of indigenous peoples and other local stakeholders in protected areas management committees." en_US
dc.language English en_US
dc.subject protected areas en_US
dc.subject indigenous institutions en_US
dc.subject resource management en_US
dc.subject displacement en_US
dc.title Working with Indigenous Peoples to Conserve Nature: Examples from Latin America en_US
dc.type Journal Article en_US
dc.type.published published en_US
dc.type.methodology Case Study en_US
dc.coverage.region Central America & Caribbean en_US
dc.coverage.region South America en_US
dc.subject.sector Social Organization en_US
dc.identifier.citationjournal Conservation and Society en_US
dc.identifier.citationvolume 7 en_US
dc.identifier.citationpages 15-20 en_US
dc.identifier.citationnumber 1 en_US
dc.identifier.citationmonth July en_US


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