Reclaiming collective rights: land and forest tenure reforms in Peru (1960-2016)
Year: 2017
Type: book
Abstract: In Peru, since 1974, more than 1,200 communities have been titled in the Amazon for over 12 million hectares, representing about 20% of the country's national forest area. This working paper analyzes policy and regulatory changes that have influenced how indigenous peoples access, use and manage forest and land resources in the Peruvian Amazon during the last fifty years. It reviews the main motivations behind changes, the institutional structures defined by law and the outcomes of these changes in practice. The paper discusses political priorities related to land and forest tenure, social actors involved in reform debates and the mechanisms used for recognizing indigenous rights claims. The paper argues that there has not been a single reform process in Peru; instead multiple reforms have shaped forest tenure rights, contributing to both progress and setbacks for indigenous people and communities. This working paper is part of a global comparative research initiative that is analyzing reform processes that recognize collective tenure rights to forests and land in six countries in highly forested regions.
Language: English
Topic: Land Rights and Reforms
Subfield: Soil Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funders: Global Environment Facility, International Fine Particle Research Institute, European Commission, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, World Agroforestry Centre, Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers, International Fund for Agricultural Development
OpenAlex ID: W2610693793