In Bolivia, CLARIFI’s sustained support to RRI coalition members advanced territorial rights and amplified Indigenous voices. Years-long Indigenous leadership led to the designation of 283,179 hectares of the Tacana II Indigenous territory as original community land (Tierras Comunitarias de Origen, in Spanish). This significant victory for Indigenous rightsholders was achieved under Fundación TIERRA’s leadership.
Participants of a training workshop on Early Warning and Action System in Bajo Quimiriki, Peru.
Photo: AIDESEP-Peru.
In Ecuador, the Shuar Mutual Center became the second community to receive a land title within a Protected Forest in the country, with 3,580 hectares of land titled. The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENIAE) led the process in a significant political and administrative victory for traditional communities located within government-designated protected areas. It employed an innovative collaborative model that combined community-based engagement with technical and legal strategies to overcome bureaucratic barriers. CLARIFI’s support helped the community submit a legal dossier to the state authority, including detailed planimetric maps, boundary reports, management plans, socio-historical studies, and census data to inform its decision-making.
In Peru, Indigenous communities strengthened a dynamic monitoring and reporting system to protect against external threats to their territorial rights. The leading national Indigenous organization, consolidated a digital platform called SAAT, which incorporates real-time monitoring and early warning systems for communities. Connected to a central server that links Native communities in the Peruvian Amazon to decision-makers in the capital, SAAT enables AIDESEP to quickly activate its national protection mechanism when threats arise. AIDESEP also provides communities, especially youth, with training in using technological tools.
