Bread or justice - Land restitution and investments in Montes de Maria, Colombia

Wiig, Henrik; Reyes, Paola García

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104380

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“…The courts have also tended to assume that transactions occurred mainly between asymmetric parties: that the rich either pressured or took advantage of the small-scale farmer's misery. In a landmark case on the Caribbean coast the restitution judge ordered the restitution of many smallholders as the price paid for their land was considered unfairly low, and evidence now shows that transactions between small-scale farmers -symmetric parties -have in fact been common (Wiig and García 2017). Low prices could reflect the ongoing conflict rather than undue pressure: few took the risk of buying land, the IDPs needed money to establish themselves in new sites of residence, and agriculture had low profitability due to dysfunctional markets in times of conflict.…”

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Ideals and Realities of Restitution: the Colombian Land Restitution Programme

García-Godos¹,

Wiig²

2018

Journal of Human Rights Practice

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Ideals and Realities of Restitution: the Colombian Land Restitution Programme

García-Godos¹,

Wiig²

2018

Journal of Human Rights Practice

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“…This precarious land use planning, including land tenure, land access, and land distribution, alongside the current land restitution programs, has also led to land accumulation with unsustainable uses and, consequently, with more soil degradation by erosion [ 68 ]. This last social reinforcing loop related to the land tenure systems is particularly important in Cesar since the inequality in land access helped to consolidate extractive activities and palm oil monocultures, which in turn represented a driver for disputes between armed actors for territorial control and resource extraction [ 74 – 76 ]. Currently, the land tenure issues as land restitution process to displaced victims of the conflict show a slow progress in Cesar.…”

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“…Currently, the land tenure issues as land restitution process to displaced victims of the conflict show a slow progress in Cesar. For example, the department has the highest level of land dispossession and has the fifth largest number of requests for land restitution outstanding at the national level, thus perpetuating the insecure property rights situation [ 76 – 78 ].…”

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“…Land dispossession caused by forced displacement is the way to accumulate lands in Cesar, which are then converted into economic exploitation areas. Unfortunately, the process to bring the lands back to their previously dispossessed owners, which is known in Colombia as land restitution, is slow and complex since land restitution programs have had limited capacities to distinguish between those who used violence to accumulate land and those who did not [ 85 , 86 ]. Both land grabbing in Caquetá and land dispossession in Cesar have brought about unsustainable land-uses that are depleting natural resources (e.g., forest, water, soil).…”

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Understanding systemic land use dynamics in conflict-affected territories: The cases of Cesar and Caquetá, Colombia

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In the Colombian context, disputes over natural resources, mainly over land, and poor governance are intertwined with armed conflict. Although efforts to address this situation, including the 2016 peace agreement signed between Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC, by Spanish acronym) are underway, these disputes continue, affecting land use dynamics. Understanding the complexity and trends in land use conflicts, as well as the specific regional characteristics underlying differing land use changes across regions, is critical. This article aims to systematically understand land use dynamics in two contrasting and conflict-affected territories in Colombia, Caquetá and Cesar, thus identifying entry points to address land-use conflicts at the regional level. To address the complexity of each regional case, we apply a methodology based on system thinking to capture the interconnections between socio-economic and environmental system components and their land use dynamics. Results depicted through causal loop diagrams not just show the cascade of environmental, social, and economic failures resulting from land use changes in these two conflict-affected territories but also suggest that land tenure systems innovations and the promotion of sustainable land use interventions at the regional level can reverse the consequences of the land use changes. Thus, future actions addressing land use conflicts must be context-dependent, tackling the root and structural causes.

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“…However, as the claim for restitution of lost land began, it became clear that the process would be more complex. Therefore, the current number of restitution claimants (17%) was considerably lower than the estimated families that have moved [8]. Fear related to the current inhabitants and the possibility of reopening past experiences and bad memories that are often related to land is the reason for the low demand for potential claimants [9].…”

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Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Dehydration as a Women Entrepreneurship Alternative in Vulnerable Communities

Salazar-Camacho

Sánchez-Echeverri

Fonseca³

et al. 2022

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In Colombia, most commercial drying processes are frequently performed through the burning of wood and fossil fuels with high costs and environmental damage. Nevertheless, solar drying is a technique that could also be used to reduce many of the problems present in traditional drying techniques. Finding low-cost technology to install a solar dryer in a vulnerable community of women is an appropriate alternative; the transfer of knowledge on this technique could lead to greater empowerment of women and prevent gender inequality. This study evaluated the color and water activity of the mango (Mangifera indica L.) after a drying process in a greenhouse dryer. Furthermore, this study showed the relevance of implementing this technique in a community of women affected by the military conflict in Colombia. Results showed that a solar dryer achieved drying times of around 23–26 h, reaching water activity values below the 0.5 threshold which, according to international standards, has been considered as a food safety value. In addition, the color of the dry mango is slightly affected through this drying technique, providing a more acceptable consumer product. The application of the solar dryer has proven to be an easy-to-use and environmentally friendly method. On the other hand, it is also an opportunity to improve, with a low-cost investment, the living conditions of vulnerable communities.

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Bread or justice - Land restitution and investments in Montes de Maria, Colombia

Cited by 10 publications

References 6 publications

Ideals and Realities of Restitution: the Colombian Land Restitution Programme

Ideals and Realities of Restitution: the Colombian Land Restitution Programme

Understanding systemic land use dynamics in conflict-affected territories: The cases of Cesar and Caquetá, Colombia

Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Dehydration as a Women Entrepreneurship Alternative in Vulnerable Communities

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