Common Property among Indigenous Peoples of the Ecuadorian Amazon

Bremner, Jason L.; & Lu, Flora E. (2006). Common Property among Indigenous Peoples of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Conservation and Society, 4(4), 499-521.

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Bremner, Jason L.
Lu, Flora E.

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2006

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Conservation and Society

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4

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4

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499-521

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Policies promoting conservation of indigenous lands in the Amazon would benefit greatly from a closer examination of the local common property
institutions that influence resource use. The goals of this paper are to summarise findings from past research related to common property institutions
among indigenous and traditional peoples of the Amazon, and to examine with empirical data, the complex patterns of communal resource management
exhibited in a cross-cultural study population in the Ecuadorian Amazon. We find that: (1) the diverse common property institutions functioning among indigenous populations of the Ecuadorian Amazon can be loosely grouped into individual and communal arrangements; (2) conceptions of ownership and
rights vary both inter- and intraethnically and; (3) within communities, institutions and the rights they grant vary greatly between different types of resources.
Evidence from the literature suggests that indigenous institutions are effective at securing exclusive access and withdrawal rights for community
members, but that these institutions are less effective at further managing resources. Our results suggest, however, the existence of diverse management
arrangements for a multitude of resources. The growing number of indigenous land conservation strategies demands further research on these complex social
institutions to ensure that strategies are both locally appropriate and effective, and thus we suggest several important areas for future research.

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Bremner, Jason L.; & Lu, Flora E. (2006). Common Property among Indigenous Peoples of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Conservation and Society, 4(4), 499-521.