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dc.titleBalancing Economic Development with the Protection of Indigenous Territories in Latin America
dc.contributor.authorJordán, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorUs, Hugo
dc.contributor.orgunitGender and Diversity Division
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.date.available2025-11-17T00:11:00
dc.date.issue2025-11-17T00:11:00
dc.description.abstractThe legal protection of Indigenous territories in Latin America has been crucial to safeguard collective rights and prevent land loss. However, current regulatory frameworksoften prohibiting any form of transferalso limit economic development opportunities within these territories. This policy brief examines how to balance territorial protection with Indigenous economic autonomy, drawing on Chiles model, which allows land transfers among members of the same Indigenous group while restricting sales to non-Indigenous buyers. Based on a study funded by GDLab (Felipe Jordán and Hugo Us, 2024), the analysis finds that this framework helps preserve Indigenous ownership without significantly affecting productive land use. Its success, however, depends on strengthening institutional implementationparticularly through improvements to the Indigenous Land Public Registryand ensuring governance mechanisms that promote sustainability and community participation in territorial management.
dc.format.extent22
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013813
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Balancing-Economic-Development-with-the-Protection-of-Indigenous-Territories-in-Latin-America.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Balanceando-el-desarrollo-economico-con-la-proteccion-de-los-territorios-indigenas-de-America-Latina.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectEconomic Development
dc.subjectIndigenous People
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectIntellectual Property
dc.subjectRegulation
dc.subjectTransparency and Anticorruption
dc.subjectConstitution
dc.subjectSocio-Emotional Development
dc.subjectEthnicity
dc.subjectDiversity and Inclusion
dc.subject.jelcodeJ15 - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeQ15 - Land Ownership and Tenure • Land Reform • Land Use • Irrigation • Agriculture and Environment
dc.subject.jelcodeO17 - Formal and Informal Sectors • Shadow Economy • Institutional Arrangements
dc.subject.jelcodeR52 - Land Use and Other Regulations
dc.subject.jelcodeO54 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.typePolicy Briefs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-PB-00423
idb.operationRG-T3729
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