Social Development and Public Governance > Indigenous Peoples and Community Development > Indigenous Peoples
Land Titling and Indigenous Peoples
By Roger Plant, Soren Hvalkof (08/01, IND-109, En, Es)
This study covers the broad issue of land titling and regularization policies and programmes, as they affect the indigenous peoples of Latin America. This vitally important subject is arousing some controversy in development circles. On the one hand there are increasing concerns to adapt development policy interventions to the cultural, social and also economic needs of indigenous peoples, often with particular reference to their traditional land and natural resource rights. On the other hand there have been renewed concerns with the issues of land titling and registration, and the development of modern cadastral systems, mainly in order to promote the more efficient operation of market forces in agriculture.
Last updated: 05/28/07
