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In 1997, Bosawás officially became a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Since then, there have been regular violent conflicts in the centre of Nicaragua. It is not uncommon for indigenous villages to be massacred. Houses are burnt down and people are murdered on their way to their fields. The indigenous autonomy enshrined in ''nicaraguan`s law is one of the most modern'' in the world. But ''it has never (!) been implemented''. This might be working as autonomy only functions in a system with different hierarchies. So there is a more power full government (here, the central paliarment) still ruling over the people by giving them the permission of autonomy (withouth giving them real autonomy / self-determination).  [[File:Massacre on Indigenous village in Nicaragua (The Oakland Institute).jpg|thumb|287x287px]]The establishment of a UNESCO biosphere reserve does not prioritise the protection of the local population. The indigenous people need the forest to survive, it is their food source, their medicine, their second lung. The new settlers, on the other hand, rely on conventional agriculture and due to this are causing immense environmental damage. Further international companies take advantage of the local disbalance as maragony wood and gold can be found in the forest. Meanwhile, the government has decided to prioritise waterfalls, monkeys and tourism over human rights. There was a paper published around 20 years ago called "Your biosphere is my backyard: the story of Bosawas in Nicaragua". Read it and you will understand! - "A decree is not a park"  

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