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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe impact assessment team would like to acknowledge the leadership and commitment of all entitiesconnected to this assessment that are working for the preservation of natural resources and theterritorial and cultural empowerment of Ecuador’s Indigenous Nationalities. In particular, we recognizeUSAID/Ecuador, CARE, Chemonics, International, ECOLEX, FEINCE, and FICSH whose guidance,support, and insight were instrumental to this assessment. We wish to extend our sincerest gratitude toMs. Monica Zuquilanda and Mr. Thomas Rhodes of USAID/Ecuador. The team also extends itsappreciation to ARD, Inc. for its commitment to land tenure and property rights (LTPR) and theopportunity to field test the LTPR assessment tool.The team has benefited from the generous contributions of individuals in both Ecuador to the UnitedStates. In Quito, we are grateful to Jorge Alvear, Jeanneth Rodriguez, Joao Stacishin de Queiroz, andMario Añazco. In Lago Agrio, thanks goes to Emeregildo Criollo, Luis Narvaez, and Elisa Omenda. InMacas, we recognize Patricia Rivadeneira and José Acachu. Finally, in the US, we would like toacknowledge Anna Knox, Roxana Blanco, and Jessica Jackson.The evaluation was enormously enriched by the nearly 200 participants who took part in the interviewsand workshops. Our understanding of LTPR in Ecuador was also significantly enhanced by the analysisand vision of those representing the public sector (the Ministry of the Environment and the NationalInstitute of Agrarian Development), nongovernmental organizations, and donor organizations.Finally, the team would like to thank the Cofán communities of Dureno and Duvuno, the Shuarcommunity of Angel Rouby, and the Aja Shuar women in the Guadalupe community. It was an honor forthe team to be invited into these areas and to learn from the communities about their territory realitiesof defending their territory and their visions for its protection and conservation.Prepared by:Ramon Balestino (Team Leader), Independent ConsultantPaula Bilinsky, Independent ConsultantDwight Ordoñez, Independent ConsultantAmy Regas, Independent ConsultantPrepared for the United States Agency for International Development, USAID Contract Number PCE-1-00-99-00001-00, Task Order: 13, Lessons Learned: Property Rights and Natural Resource Management(GLT 2), under the Rural and Agricultural Incomes with a Sustainable Environment (RAISE) IndefiniteQuantity Contract (IQC).Implemented by:ARD, Inc.P.O. Box 1397Burlington, VT 05402COVER PHOTOS:FRONT: Indigenous Cofan elders in the Duvuno community discuss territorial encroachment during a rapid appraisal workshopwith the impact assessment team. Photo by Ramon Balestino, March 11, 2008.BACK: Timber processing on the outskirts of the Duvuno. Logging was cited as a major threat faced by the community in theirefforts to defend their territorial rights and protect the ecosystem. Photo by Dwight Ordoñez, March 11, 2008.
INDIGENOUS TERRITORIALRIGHTS IN ECUADORRAPID IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF CAIMAN ANDSOUTHERN BORDERS INTEGRATION PROGRAMMARCH 2008DISCLAIMERThe author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of theUnited States Agency for International Development or the United States Government.
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