ANÁLISIS DE DERECHO INTERNACIONAL, LEGISLACIÓN NACIONAL, FALLOS, E INSTITUCIONES AL INTERRELACIONARSE CON TERRITORIOS Y ÁREAS DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS Y COMUNIDADES LOCALES REPORTE NO. 7 BOLIVIA

The document examines the status of Indigenous Territories and Community Conserved Areas (TICCAs) in Bolivia, highlighting the gap between the country's advanced constitutional protections for indigenous peoples and the actual implementation of state policies. It details the legal evolution from the 1953 Agrarian Reform to the 2009 Constitution, which recognizes Bolivia as a Plurinational State. The report identifies significant threats to biodiversity and indigenous governance, including the expansion of the agricultural frontier, large-scale extractivist projects (mining and hydrocarbons), and the government's failure to conduct prior informed consultation. Through case studies of the TIPNIS and Kaa-Iya, it illustrates conflicts over infrastructure projects and the erosion of co-management agreements between the state and indigenous organizations.

• Bolivia's 2009 Constitution establishes the country as a Plurinational State, granting indigenous nations the right to self-determination, autonomy, and collective land titling.
• There is a systemic contradiction between the government's 'Vivir Bien' (Living Well) discourse and its actual economic model, which remains 'primary-export' and extractivist, focusing on hydrocarbons, mining, and agro-industry.
• The expansion of the agricultural frontier and the promotion of new human settlements in forest lands and protected areas are primary threats to indigenous territories and biodiversity.
• The government frequently ignores the constitutional mandate for prior informed consultation, particularly regarding infrastructure and extractivist projects, often framing indigenous opposition as 'political conflicts'.
• The 'Law of Autonomies' (Ley Marco de Autonomías) imposes population and management requirements that effectively limit the ability of small, dispersed indigenous groups to exercise the autonomy promised in the Constitution.
• In the case of the TIPNIS, the government's attempt to build a road through the territory led to the 'VIII Indigenous March' and subsequent legal battles over the 'intangibility' of the area and the validity of consultation processes.
• The Kaa-Iya experience demonstrated that co-management between the state (SERNAP) and indigenous organizations (CABI) was successful for 13 years until it was unilaterally terminated by the government in 2008.
• Bolivia's legal framework for water management is outdated, relying on a 1906 law, and the current Mining Code prioritizes industrial water use over the needs of local communities.
• The concept of 'indigenous origin peasant peoples' (pueblos indígena originario campesinos) risks homogenizing 36 distinct nations, potentially marginalizing smaller ethnic groups in favor of the majority Aymara and Quechua populations.

APA

P., A. V., & L., C. E. M. (2012). ANÁLISIS DE DERECHO INTERNACIONAL, LEGISLACIÓN NACIONAL, FALLOS, E INSTITUCIONES AL INTERRELACIONARSE CON TERRITORIOS Y ÁREAS DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS Y COMUNIDADES LOCALES REPORTE NO. 7 BOLIVIA. Natural Justice. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Americas-Regional-Bolivia.pdf

Chicago

P., Alcides Vadillo, and Carmen E. Miranda L. ANÁLISIS DE DERECHO INTERNACIONAL, LEGISLACIÓN NACIONAL, FALLOS, E INSTITUCIONES AL INTERRELACIONARSE CON TERRITORIOS Y ÁREAS DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS Y COMUNIDADES LOCALES REPORTE NO. 7 BOLIVIA. Natural Justice, 2012. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Americas-Regional-Bolivia.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{p2012anlisis, author = {P., Alcides Vadillo and L., Carmen E. Miranda}, title = {{ANÁLISIS DE DERECHO INTERNACIONAL, LEGISLACIÓN NACIONAL, FALLOS, E INSTITUCIONES AL INTERRELACIONARSE CON TERRITORIOS Y ÁREAS DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS Y COMUNIDADES LOCALES REPORTE NO. 7 BOLIVIA}}, institution = {Natural Justice}, year = {2012}, month = sep, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Americas-Regional-Bolivia.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }