DIAGNOSTIC. PRINCIPAL ISSUES: Titling of National Lands Consolidation of Protected Areas in Indigenous Lands

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1 ING. ROLANDO ARMUELLES COORDINADOR TECNICO DIAGNOSTIC PRINCIPAL ISSUES: Titling of National Lands Consolidation of Protected Areas in Indigenous Lands BASELINE 90% OF PANAMANIANS LANDHOLDERS SAY THAT THEY WANT AND NEED TITLE TO THEIR LAND. THE MAJORITY OF THE PANAMANIAN POPULATION OCCUPIES NATIONAL LANDS CONFLICTS OVER THE RIGHT TO LAND INCREASE EVERY YEAR 20% Have gained title to their land 30% Wish to have title but do not need it 27% Wish to have title but are unaware of how to go about gaining it 23% Occupy lands illegally 1

2 IMPACT ECONOMIC CULTURAL Increases access to credit and promotes local self government Gender equity and increase in social capital ENVIRONMENTAL Guarantees the integrity of Protected Areas and Indigenous Territories POLITICAL Ensuring the modernization of land administration services and guaranteeing legal security of land tenure. NATIONAL PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM OF PANAMA (SINAP) Ley General de Ambiente - Article Protected Areas Total area of the country: 75,517km2. Total area of Protected Areas: 25,675 km2 Total area of Indigenous Territories: ~6,000 km2 34% 8% = 42 % 31 Categories of Management: National Parks, Forest-life Refuges, Protected Forests, Forest Reserves, Protection Forests, Reservas Forestales, Hydrological Reserves, National Monuments, etc. Protected Areas with International Recognition: Biosphere Reserves: PILA y P.N. DARIEN Cultural Heritage Site: PORTOBELO Y SAN LORENZO Natural Heritage Site: PILA y P.N. DARIEN RAMSAR Site: Bahia de Panama, San San Pond Sak, Punto Patiño, Golfo de Montijo 2

3 OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT * To promote the legal land tenure security, facilitate access to credit and investment, ensure the consolidation of protected areas and the integrity of indigenous territories. World Bank Financing WB: 47,900,000 Local: 10,600,000 TOTAL: 58,500,000 TOTAL: Million IAD Financing IAD: 27,000,000 Local: 5,000,000 TOTAL: 32,000,000 Municipal Cadastre: IAD: 25,000,000 Local: 11,000,000 TOTAL: 36,000,000 3

4 Decreto Ejecutivo: No.124 de 12 de septiembre de 2001 se establece la estructura del Programa Nacional de Administración de Tierras y se asignan funciones. Consejo Superior Consejo Técnico Operativo Unidad Coordinadora Banco Mundial Banco Interamericano Proyecto Pronat-BID Modernización de los Servicios de Administración de Tierras Proyecto Pronat-BIRF Servicios de Regularización de Tierras Mercado de Tierras y Desarrollo Económico Local Política de Tierra Marco Legal e Institucional Servicios de Regularización de Tierras Consolidación de Areas Protegidas y Territorios Indígeneas Administració n y Monitoreo Unidades Técnicas Operativas Instituciones Ejecutoras Áreas de Influencia Coverage IAD WB Herrera Chiriquí Veraguas Norte de Veraguas Los Santos Colón Coclé Kuna Yala Costa Arriba de Colón Ngöbe Buglé Archipiélago de Las Perlas Naso Tjërdi Bocas del Toro Panamá, Región Metropolitana Catastro Multifinalitario Barrios Populares 4

5 PRONAT - KEY ACTIVITIES OF THE PROTECTED AREAS COMPONENT SOCIOECONOMIC AND LAND TENURE STUDIES STUDIES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ECOTOURISM ACTIVITIES IN PROTECTED AREAS DEMARCATION OF PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT PLANS TECHNICAL/LEGAL STUDIES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW PROTECTED AREAS REGULARIZATION OF LAND TENURE INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT IN PROTECTED AREAS RESULTS AND FORECASTS 5

6 DEMARCATIONS: Kilometers demarcated: 170 Kilometers projected: 873 Kilometers adjudicated: 63 (in process) MANAGEMENT PLANS In Execution: 1 In Process: 6 WATERSHED MANAGMENT PLANS In Execution: 2 Projected: 1 SOCIOECONOMIC AND LAND TENURE STUDIES Completed: 4 In Process: 15 In Execution: 3 STUDIES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ECOTOURISM IN PROTECTED AREAS In Execution: 1 In Process: 8 APPROACH FOR RESOLVING LAND DISPUTES AND ACHIEVING CONSERVATION ZONING TITLING DEMARCATION MEDIATION PROTECTION OF PRIVATE FOREST PATCHES 6