2 ii. On January 23, 2003, the State ratified and published Act No. 445 on the Regime for the Communal Property of the Indigenous Peoples and Ethnic Communities of the Autonomous Regions of the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua and of the Bocay, Coco, Indio and Corn Rivers, which establishes the necessary legal procedures for legal recognition of the Community’s lands; iii. “It continues […] not to grant forestry permits in the areas claimed not only by the Awas Tingni [Community], but also by the neighboring communities of La Esperanza, Santa Clara and Francia Siripi.” However, “once the dispute settlement stage established in Act No. 445 has been exhausted, the real area in which the Awas Tingni [Community] conducts its traditional activities will be determined and it will proceed immediately with the process of demarcation and titling in favor of the Community [���]”; iv. The Community submitted a request for the demarcation of territory on November 11, 2003, following a diagnosis by the Intersectoral Demarcation and Titling Commission (CIDT), “in June and July 2003.” As stipulated by Act No. 445, that commission indicated that there were disputes among the neighboring communities and that, “consequently, once the dispute settlement stage established in Act No. 445 had been exhausted, the real area in which the Awas Tingni [Community] conducts its traditional activities could be determined”; and v. It has adopted measures to protect the area claimed, “based on the presence of members of the Nicaraguan Army, with the corresponding authorization of the Community.” (b) Regarding the provisional agreement on rights of use, occupation and exploitation of the property, that: i. The members of “the Community […] signed a Community Forestry Exploitation Agreement [on June 27, 2003, […] covering an area of 1,000 hectares.” However, the members of “the Community did not put the Agreement into effect, but merely ceded their rights to Amerinica Exotic Woods S.A[,] which submitted three minimal exploitation plans covering a surface area of 150 hectares”; and ii. “It recognizes that the members of the Awas Tingni Community own 100% of the value of the standing timber of the exploitable species in this area.” Despite this, the Community has only exploited 20% of the authorized amount of timber. (c) Regarding the participation of the beneficiaries in the implementation of the measures ordered by the Court, that “it had urged the members of the Community to initiate a bilateral dialogue mechanism to seek […] institutional and legal mechanisms that would facilitate the prompt and effective titling of the land in favor of the Awas Tingni Community, which has been an essential aspect of the Government’s intentions.” In addition, it reiterated that eight meetings had been held between State authorities and members of the Community between November 2003 and July 2004. These meetings were proposed by both