DELIMITACIÓN DE TIERRAS COMUNITARIAS Y EL EMPODERAMIENTO DE LAS COMUNIDADES. CASO: REGULADO DE GALINHA, MOZAMBIQUE

Abstract

espanolEste articulo evidencia el impacto resultante del proceso de delimitacion de tierras comunitarias en seis comunidades del Regulado de Galinha, en Muanza, de la provincia de Sofala, en Mozambique a traves de una revision bibliografica para evidenciar que la delimitacion de tierras en el regulado surge del contexto de la necesidad de creacion de capacidades en las comunidades locales de manera a realizar la gestion sustentable de la tierra y otros recursos naturales como factor para la promocion del desarrollo y fuentes de ingresos para las familias rurales, argumentando tambien que la delimitacion de tierra empodera las comunidades en la organizacion espacial y en los modelos sustentables de gestion de los recursos naturales. EnglishThis paper aims to evidence the impact of the process of delimitation of community lands in six communities of the Regulado de Galinha, in the district of Muanza, in Sofala province, Mozambique. It presents the practical results of the study about the land delimitation and training of the committees of natural resource management and the empowerment of the corresponding communities. In that way, this experience is evaluated in Mozambique, which is one of the mechanisms for promoting rural development in the country. This research followed the bibliographical consultation and the observation of field activity. The main result was the production of pieces of evidence of empowerment of the community institutions in the different levels and in particular, the natural resources management committees. Here is shown that the delimitation of lands in the Regulated of Galinha arises from the need to create capacities in local communities in order to carry out the sustainable management of land and other natural resources as a factor for the promotion of development and sources of income for rural families. Arguing that the delimitation of land empowers communities in spatial organization and sustainable models of natural resource management.