Collective titling and the process of institution building : common property regime in the Colombian Pacific
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2008
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Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program (LACEEP), Turrialba CR
Abstract
The design of new rules and procedures to manage the commons is an ongoing process. The Colombian Government has assigned collective land titles (more than 5 million hectares) to 157 communities along the Pacific coast, benefiting more than 60,000 families. This two-page policy brief references a study that illustrates how collective titling has changed the region’s political landscape and the local environmental governance in Afro Colombian Communities. Formal property rights have created the incentives and legal tools to guard against encroachment by external intruders.
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LAND TENURE, COMMUNAL LAND, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, COLOMBIA, LAND TITLES, RIGHT TO NATURAL RESOURCES CONTROL, OWNERSHIP, PROPERTY RIGHTS, COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES, PACIFIC COAST, COLOMBIA, SOUTH AMERICA