![]() ![]() The ancestral territories of the Harakbut, Yine, and Matsiguenka Peoples already faced threats during the Inca Empire in the form of gold and coca extraction. Invasion waves: Gold, coca leaves, rubber and hydrocarbons According to Thomas Moore’s 2020 article El Pueblo Harakbut, Su Territorio y Sus Vecinos, the sum of titled land by the Peruvian State for the 12 Harakbut, Yine, and Matsiguenka communities living next to the Amarakaeri Reserve only represents 6.7% of their ancestral territory. This persists with the current generation, who are now using monitoring tools to preserve their “ Vida plena.” Note: The Peruvian government has recognized some but not all of their ancestral territories. For generations, the Harakbut, Yine, and Matsiguenka Peoples have invested their lives in protecting their lands and fighting for their rights. Photo credits: Queros communityĭespite this, for centuries, their ancestral territories and their rights have been threatened by multiple invasions and aggressions performed by many intruders, including the Incas, the Spanish conquistadors, the rubber barons, the foreign and local gold miners, and the oil companies, among others. Their ancestral lands host some archaeological remains which illustrate the deep, millennium-long relationship that these Peoples have with the Madre de Dios region. Their territory is the basis of their existence as it is the space for their “ Vida plena” (full life), which includes all areas where they hunt, fish, cultivate and gather, and where they develop the social and spiritual aspects of their lives. The Harakbut, Yine, and Matsiguenka are three different Indigenous Peoples that have inhabited the Madre de Dios region in the Peruvian Amazon for thousands of years. Photo credits: ECA Amarakaeri The Harakbut, Yine and Matsiguenka Peoples and their ancestral territories The Harakbut, Yine and Matsiguenka Peoples have inhabited the Madre de Dios region in the Peruvian Amazon for thousands of years. Moreover, the IUCN included the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve in their Green list because of its high conservation status (98.55% of their territory presented a high conservation status in March 2021). Their exemplary efforts have been recognized by the Equator Prize in 2019. The management tool for the monitoring of the reserve includes the use of state-of-the-art technology (such as the app Mapeo and drones) by community guards, park rangers and technicians to protect their ancestral forests from illegal mining and logging. Since 2006, the reserve is co-managed between ten Indigenous communities (organized by the ECA Amarakaeri organization) and the National Service of Protected Areas (SERNANP), with the support of two Indigenous organizations (FENAMAD and COHARYIMA). In 2002, following 18 years of constant struggle, part of their ancestral territory was recognized as a natural protected area, called the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve. In the Peruvian Madre de Dios department, the Harakbut, Matsiguenka, and Yine Peoples have monitored and protected their ancestral territories for centuries and consider themselves as owners and guards of this part of the Amazon. Português An intercultural co-management experience between Indigenous Peoples and the Peruvian State ![]()
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