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loggers) and political constraints (limited
State capacity to ensure rights are
respected, and regulatory frameworks
which are inadequate or ambiguous),
which hinder their subsequent implementation. It is therefore recommended to
consider a phase of follow-up to the development of a BCP, until the issue is well
positioned in government, or perhaps to
start a region-wide process to support these
initiatives to enhance their influence.
CONTACT DETAILS
Tatiana López Piedrahita
Consultant
Instituto de Investigaciones Ambientales del
Pacifico (IIAP)/Pacific Institute of Environmental
Research
Cra 83 cll 34 conjunto M Casa #36
Ciudadela Comfandi
Colombia
Email: taticologa@gmail.com
Website: www.iiap.org.co
Carlos Heiler Mosquera
Representative from the Board of Directors
Community Council of Alto San Juan
(ASOCASAN)
Cra 9 ª N° 4-46
Barrio Reinaldo Perea-Casa de la Justicia
Colombia
Email: mcarlosheiler@yahoo.com.
NOTES
The authors would like to thank Johanna von Braun for her inspiration
and support.
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