The challenges of the draining and land registration process as a measure to protect the indigenous property

Authors

  • María Luisa Acosta Centro de Asistencia Legal a Pueblos Indígenas - CALPI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/wani.v60i0.261

Keywords:

Caribbean Coast, Land demarcation, Land property, Nicaragua, Process , Protection

Abstract

The author of this article, diffuses the progresses and current challenges of the demarcation, land registration and draining process of the territories that are constituted by indigenous villages and afro-descendants of the Autonomous Region of the Caribbean Coast and the basin of the Bocay, Wangki (Coco), Indio and Maiz rivers, which are located in the Jinotega and Rio San Juan departments of Nicaragua. Specifically, the article deals with the most significant challenges so that this process crowns with a true protection method for the Human Rights and the self-determination and sustainable development of these villages and communities, based on their collective property.

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Author Biography

María Luisa Acosta, Centro de Asistencia Legal a Pueblos Indígenas - CALPI

María Luisa Acosta: Doctorado en Derecho (Juris Doctor) y Maestría en Derecho Comparado Universidad de Iowa Estados Unidos de América. 1988-1992; Maestría sobre Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, (UBA), 2000; Decana de la Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas de la Bluefields Indian & Caribbean University, (BICU), miembro comisión técnica para la elaboración del anteproyecto de la Ley de Régimen de Propiedad Comunal de los Pueblos Indígenasa Democracia y el Desarrollo Local. 2008-2009. Es autora de muchas investigaciones y publicaciones sobre el Caribe nicaragüense. Desde agosto 2005 es Coordinadora del Centro de Asistencia Legal a Pueblos Indígenas (CALPI).

Published

2024-10-28

How to Cite

Acosta, M. L. (2024). The challenges of the draining and land registration process as a measure to protect the indigenous property. Wani, (60), 5–17. https://doi.org/10.5377/wani.v60i0.261

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