Transformación Social, Páramos y Frontera Agrícola en Colombia

Abstract

This article analyzes, from a comparative administrative law perspective, the impact of páramo zone delimitation and the agricultural frontier on the social transformation of rural communities in Colombia. The research addresses the tension between environmental conservation imperatives and the guarantee of fundamental rights such as property, subsistence, and territorial roots. Through the study of normative and jurisprudential frameworks, it examines how the "ecologization" of property has led to socio-environmental conflicts arising from the imposition of vertical management models. The findings underscore that the effectiveness of protecting strategic ecosystems depends largely on the transition toward participatory governance schemes, in accordance with the Escazú Agreement standards. It is concluded that land-use planning must transcend technical-cartographic aspects in order to recognize rural inhabitants as strategic allies in sustainability, guaranteeing transition regimes that prevent displacement and economic precariousness.