Dynamics of forest use for the Miskitu and Sumu/Mayangna peoples in the Autonomous Region of the Northern Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua (RACCN)

Abstract

The miskitus and sumu-mayangnas indigenous peoples of the Autonomous Region of the North Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua make use of Mother Earth and its resources as essential sources for life, particularly human life, from their own worldview. The rational use for self-consumption and sustenance, as well as the general administration of these resources, are closely linked to their ancestral customs and traditions, with attention to Law 445, Law of the communal property regime of indigenous peoples and ethnic communities. of the RACCN and the rivers Bocay, Coco, Indio and Maíz (National Assembly, [AN], 2003). For the community of these peoples, the forests are essential because they benefit and satisfy their needs in health (natural medicine), subsistence economy, food security and spirituality.