Contras and comandantes: armed movements and forest conservation in Nicaragua's Bosawas biosphere reserve
In the 1980s, Nicaragua's Sandinista government faced armed mestizo and indigenous insurgencies in much of the nation's central and eastern region. After the Sandinistas lost the 1990 elections, the in-coming government signed peace agreements with the insurgents and facilitated their return to civi...
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| description | In the 1980s, Nicaragua's Sandinista government faced armed mestizo and indigenous insurgencies in much of the nation's central and eastern region. After the Sandinistas lost the 1990 elections, the in-coming government signed peace agreements with the insurgents and facilitated their return to civilian life. With the war over, the Nicaraguan army greatly reduced its troop strength, leaving tens of thousands of people unemployed. Within a few years, however, many former insurgents and soldiers took up arms again for multiple and complex reasons. This paper examines how three groups that rearmed influenced forest conservation in the buffer zone of Nicaragua's Bosawas biosphere reserve between 1991 and 1999. The three groups were the Mestizo Northerm Front 3-80 (FN 3-80) and the Andres Castro United Forces (FUAC), and the Miskito YATAMA movement. The presence of these armed groups impeded the government from taking coercive action to remove farmers from the reserve's nucleus. It also limited the advance of cattle ranching. At times, the groups favored logging, at times they did not. The armed conflicts have tended to keep out prudent foreign investors and encourage the presence of smaller companies willing to take greater risks. |
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| spelling | CGSpace186652025-01-24T14:12:36Z Contras and comandantes: armed movements and forest conservation in Nicaragua's Bosawas biosphere reserve Kaimowitz, D. Faune, A. forest conservation sandinistas cattle farming conflicts war logging mining protected areas In the 1980s, Nicaragua's Sandinista government faced armed mestizo and indigenous insurgencies in much of the nation's central and eastern region. After the Sandinistas lost the 1990 elections, the in-coming government signed peace agreements with the insurgents and facilitated their return to civilian life. With the war over, the Nicaraguan army greatly reduced its troop strength, leaving tens of thousands of people unemployed. Within a few years, however, many former insurgents and soldiers took up arms again for multiple and complex reasons. This paper examines how three groups that rearmed influenced forest conservation in the buffer zone of Nicaragua's Bosawas biosphere reserve between 1991 and 1999. The three groups were the Mestizo Northerm Front 3-80 (FN 3-80) and the Andres Castro United Forces (FUAC), and the Miskito YATAMA movement. The presence of these armed groups impeded the government from taking coercive action to remove farmers from the reserve's nucleus. It also limited the advance of cattle ranching. At times, the groups favored logging, at times they did not. The armed conflicts have tended to keep out prudent foreign investors and encourage the presence of smaller companies willing to take greater risks. 2003 2012-06-04T09:08:40Z 2012-06-04T09:08:40Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18665 en Food Products Press Kaimowitz, D., Faune, A. 2003. Contras and comandantes: armed movements and forest conservation in Nicaragua's Bosawas biosphere reserve . In: Price, S.V. (ed.). War and tropical forests: conservation in areas of armed conflict. :21-47. Binghamton, NY, Food Products Press. |
| spellingShingle | forest conservation sandinistas cattle farming conflicts war logging mining protected areas Kaimowitz, D. Faune, A. Contras and comandantes: armed movements and forest conservation in Nicaragua's Bosawas biosphere reserve |
| title | Contras and comandantes: armed movements and forest conservation in Nicaragua's Bosawas biosphere reserve |
| title_full | Contras and comandantes: armed movements and forest conservation in Nicaragua's Bosawas biosphere reserve |
| title_fullStr | Contras and comandantes: armed movements and forest conservation in Nicaragua's Bosawas biosphere reserve |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contras and comandantes: armed movements and forest conservation in Nicaragua's Bosawas biosphere reserve |
| title_short | Contras and comandantes: armed movements and forest conservation in Nicaragua's Bosawas biosphere reserve |
| title_sort | contras and comandantes armed movements and forest conservation in nicaragua s bosawas biosphere reserve |
| topic | forest conservation sandinistas cattle farming conflicts war logging mining protected areas |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18665 |
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